The story
In the years following the fall of the Berlin Wall and the peaceful revolution in East Germany in 1989/90, the East Prussian Association, often in cooperation with the Lazarus Relief Organization or the Johanniter Accident Assistance, established 21 social service centers with clothing banks and pharmacies in the part of East Prussia that now belongs to Poland. During this time, it organized and financed numerous aid transports for hospitals, children's homes, and retirement homes, supported wolf children, especially in Lithuania, as well as kindergartens and schools, including through school meals; however, these activities have receded into the background in recent years due to Poland's economic development.
Through its Bruderhilfe social welfare organization, founded in 1951, the LO continues to support East Prussians who remained in their homeland and are in need with an annual financial contribution. Since 2000, German-Polish municipal policy congresses have been held to promote dialogue between the former and current inhabitants of the Warmia-Masuria region (southern East Prussia).
In 2026, the Landsmannschaft Ostpreußen was declared an undesirable organization in Russia.
From Wikipedia’s article on Landsmannschaft Ostpreußen, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5