Kurzinformation über die

After the “Association German Parachutists Memorial ( AGPM )” has reached its aim as a community of interest to inform and wake-up as many people as possible, it is high time to get more serious. This means to bundle the efforts of all people interested in a registered association which also is accepted for its private charity, working completely free of taxes as far as contributions and donations are concerned.
Therefore the “Association German Parachutists Memorial ( AGPM )” changed on October, 31st, 2002 into “Friends for the Preservation of a German Parachutists Memorial in Crete, Registered Association ( FPGPM ) R.A.”. The Foundation members of this association besides the old members of AGPM consist of wellknown members of the “German Parachutists Association – Bund Deutscher Fallschirmjäger ( BDF )” which will jointly fight for the Memorial.
Each person, no matter which country she is coming from, can become member of the association, if she accepts the associations articles and wants help in the fight for the memorial.
All donations and annual contributions will solely be invested for the benefit of the memorial.
Please read further details under the heading “Articles of the Association”.

The “Friends for the Preservation of a German Parachutists Memorial in Crete, R.A.” now hopes to find a lot of new members, who wish to support actively the preservation of the old or the construction of a new memorial.

Chairman:

Prälat Msgr. Hermann Völck

Deputy Chairman:

Prof. em. Dr. H. F. Günter Brittinger

Treasurer:

OTL a.D. Peter F. Lanzerath

Due to a decision of the fundation-meeting the annual contribution for ordinary members is € 60,00. This contribution has to be paid up to January, 2nd for the starting year.
For conscripts, alternative services personnel, pupils and university ( College ) students the annual contribution is € 30,00. An entrance fee is not foreseen.

Name and Residence

Name of the association: “Friends for the Preservation of a German Parachutists Memorial in Crete, Registered Association, ( R.A. ) ”. It is listed in the register of the regional Court of Kempten.
Residence is in Sonthofen / Allgäu – Germany.

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Purpose

Purpose of the association is the longlasting preservation of the memorial, built in WW2 by the Parachute Attack Regiment ( Fallschirmjäger Sturmregiment ) near Chania in Crete. If the preservation becomes impossible, a re-/ new construction will be aimed at. All allocated means will solely be dedicated to this purpose.
The association is based on the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany, politically and religiously neutral and generally not profitably or for own purposes working.
The association solely and directly aims at charitable purposes in the sense of “tax promoted purposes” of german tax-lawes. Nobody may be promoted by expenses, that are not in the line with the purpose of the association or by disproportionate allowances. Members do not receive any profit-sharing from the association accounts and only an adequate contribution to their personal costs during organized working-deployments in Crete.
In case of dissolution of the association or after sessation of the present purpose the associations property will go the the “Association of German Parachutists – Bund Deutscher Fallschirmjäger, R.A.” for the purpose of keeping the remembrance of soldiers of the parachute and mountain infantry troops, killed in action in Crete, alive and for the preservation of the German Military Cemetry at Maleme.

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Membership Application

Everybody, who feels bound up to the memorial, that reminds of the German soldiers in Crete and wants to support a longlasting preservation can become member of the association. The board of government decides membership after a written request.

( Extracts from the association´s articles )

Peter F. Lanzerath

Immenstädter Str. 13 d

87527 Sonthofen/Allgäu

Germany

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