Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft | |
Abbreviation | DLRG |
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Formation | October 19, 1913 |
Founded at | Leipzig, Deutschland |
Type | NGO |
Legal status | Registered |
Headquarters | Bad Nenndorf, Germany |
Region | Germany |
Membership (2020) | 551,664 |
Official language | German |
Key people | Ute Vogt (President) |
Parent organization | International Life Saving Federation |
Website | www |
The German Life Saving Association[1][2] (‹See Tfd›German: Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft or DLRG) is a relief organization for life saving in Germany. The DLRG is the largest voluntary lifesaving organization in the world.[3]
With around 560,000 members, organised in approximately 2,100 local groups, the DLRG is the largest voluntary water rescue organization in the world. More than one million regular donors support the work of the DLRG.
German Life Saving Association