Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.

Since 1976 the German Military Cemetery in Ysselsteyn has been taken over by the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V. (the German War Graves Foundation). The Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V. is a non-profit-making organization with a humanitarian guideline. 
The aim of the work is: “Reconciliation over the graves” and “Work for Peace”. The Volksbund works on behalf of the Federal German Government. The most important legal frameworks of its work are the Geneva Conventions and international war grave treaties and agreements. It takes care of more than 640 war cemeteries and thus, around 1.8 million war graves. German war graves are spread over 100 countries in the world. The work is mostly financed by members’ contributions and donations. The Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V. takes care of the war graves and keeps contact with the relatives of the killed soldiers. 
It organizes youth camps during summer holiday, on national and international levels, to care for the cemeteries and to foster the cooperation among different countries and peoples. It supports family members of the soldiers by searching for graves and ensuring that the war graves remain a warning sign of peace and understanding among peoples as well as places to remember the victims of war and tyranny. Through its activities the Volksbund proves its commitment to reconciliation, understanding and friendship between people.     .

For further information on the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.

Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V. 
Werner-Hilpert-Straße 2 
34112 Kassel
Germany
Phone: 0049 561 7009-0 
Fax: 0049 561 7009-221 
Email: info@volksbund.de
Internet: http://www.volksbund.de