!!!Schwarzes Kreuz, Österreichisches, ÖSK

Schwarzes Kreuz, Oesterreichisches, OeSK, ("Black Cross") 
association dedicated to the care of war graves. This organisation was 
founded in 1919 in order to set up, maintain and care for the graves 
of soldiers of any nation, as well as the graves of civil victims of 
aerial bombing, victims of persecution and refugees. Finance for 
activities comes almost exclusively from donations (All Saints 
collection every year). The OeSK cares for 413 cemeteries in Austria 
including around 241,000 graves. War cemeteries in Italy, Croatia 
(Istria), Slovenia, Poland, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Albania and 
other countries are cared for in co-operation with local offices.


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