German Life Saving Association insignia pin

Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft (German Life Saving Association or DLRG) insignia pin. On 28 July 1912, a pier in Binz on the island Rügen, Germany, collapsed under the load of 1,000 people waiting for the cruise steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm. Sailors of the German navy were able to save most people, but 16 people died because they could not swim, including two children. This catastrophe led to the foundation of the "Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft (DLRG)" (German Life Saving Organization) on 19 October 1913 in Leipzig. The DLRG is the largest voluntary lifesaving organization in the world (in 2020).