European contact group

Working with war grave sites encourages discussions about cross-border remembrance and communication

In the European contact group, a variety of organisations involved in maintaining war graves work together on a transnational basis. It provides for the exchange of facts ranging from war grave maintenance to education and caring for relatives as well as the coordination of multilateral projects. The international networking activities not only enrich the actual work of member organisations locally, but also create a platform on a European level. This makes it possible to incorporate the factual competence and interconnectedness of the members.   

Once a year, the organisations meet at an international convention in the respective member countries. There they take the opportunity to gain additional information locally about the practical and educational work.