Association for the Recovery of the Fallen in Eastern Europe

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Association for the Recovery of the Fallen in Eastern Europe (VBGO, German for: Verein zur Bergung Gefallener in Osteuropa e.V.) is a German non-profit organization, dedicated to the uncovering of the remains of fallen soldiers.[1][2] The organization was founded in 1992 and aims to "permit a worthy burial of the dead of war and to return them their names".[3]

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  1. ^ "How volunteers near Berlin help excavate World War II mass graves". Deutsche Welle. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  2. ^ "Volunteer group uncovers WWII graves". thelocal.de. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  3. ^ "Verein zur Bergung Gefallener in Osteuropa". vbgo.de. Retrieved 2020-05-11.