DLRG
| Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft e.V. | |
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| Abbreviation | DLRG |
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| Formation | October 19, 1913 |
| Founded at | Leipzig, Deutschland |
| Type | NGO |
| Headquarters | Bad Nenndorf, Germany |
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Region
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Germany |
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Membership (2013)
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552.424 |
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Official language
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German |
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Key people
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Hans-Hubert Hatje (President) |
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Parent organization
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International Life Saving Federation |
| Slogan | „Jeder Nichtschwimmer ein Schwimmer – jeder Schwimmer ein Rettungsschwimmer.“ "Every non-swimmer to swimmer - every swimmer to lifeguard." |
| Website | www.dlrg.de |
The Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft e.V. (DLRG) (German Life Saving Association) is a relief organization for life saving in Germany. The DLRG is the largest voluntary lifesaving organization in the world.
The most urgent goal of the DLRG is the creation and promotion of all activities used to fight drowning. Additional tasks are:
The DLRG trains interested members as qualified technical personnel in the following ranges:
On 28 July 1912, a pier in Binz on the island Rügen, Germany collapsed under the load of 1,000 people waiting for the cruise steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm. Sailors of the German navy were able to save most people, but 17 people died because they could not swim, including seven children. This catastrophe led to the foundation of the "Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft (DLRG)" (German lifesaving organization) on 19 October 1913 in Leipzig.
With almost 560,000 members in approximately 2,100 local groups, the DLRG is the largest voluntary water rescue organization in the world. Including donors, over one million people support the work of the DLRG.
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