DLRG

Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft e.V.
Rescue boat of the DLRG
Abbreviation DLRG
Formation October 19, 1913 (1913-10-19)
Founded at Leipzig, Deutschland
Type NGO
Headquarters Bad Nenndorf, Germany
Region
Germany
Membership (2013)
552.424
Official language
German
Key people
Hans-Hubert Hatje (President)
Parent organization
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
Rescue boat of the DLRG
A German lifeguard
A rescue station of the DLRG

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.[1]

Tasks

The most urgent goal of the DLRG is the creation and promotion of all activities used to fight drowning. Additional tasks are:

Qualifications

The DLRG trains interested members as qualified technical personnel in the following ranges:

History

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.

See also

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