WHW Städtwappen Auslands deutscher Stadte. 5x (WHW metal tinnies 5x)

The Verein für Deutsche Kulturbeziehungen im Ausland (VDA; "Association for German cultural relations abroad") is a German cultural organisation. During the Nazi era it was engaged in spying across the whole world, using German minorities living in other countries. Its other goals included preservation of German culture among "racial Germans"

After 1919, the Association in Austria continued under the name Deutscher Schulverein Südmark (German school association South region). In Germany, the work of VDA was long interrupted after the war. It was not until 1925 that the association could commence its work again in Berlin, later Dresden. It was renamed Volksbund für das Deutschtum im Ausland in 1933.VDA welcomed the coming of the Nazi regime, as it shared its ideology with the Nazis, including elements such as racism. It was used to promote Nazi political and racist ideas and was especially active in schools The Verein fur das Deutschtum im Ausland (VDA) was renamed Volksbund fur das Deutschtum im Ausland in 1933. It had started ... The National Socialists used the association for their own political aims and racist propaganda. During the pre-war years and through WWII, the VDA distributed over 1,200 different donation badges, postcards and other items to raise funds for its charity work. This was done alongside other similar charity drives by organisations such as the Winterhilfswerk (WHW), the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK/German Red Cross) and others.In the middle of 30s the organization found itself in dispute with Hitler, as it had more extensive territorial claims against other countries than Hitler was willing to demonstrate in international arena;after the Second World War started, VDA together with SS was engaged in preparing and carrying out ethnic cleansing in territories conquered by Nazis^[6] during the Second World War VDA In 1955, it was reestablished under its former name Verein für das Deutschtum im Ausland at the initiative of the Bavarian Prime Minister Wilhelm Hoegner, the Minister of Culture Alois Hundhammer, the chairman of the German Confederation of Trade Unions in Bavaria Max Wönner, industrialist Rudolf Rodenstock and several prominent public figures. It became the Verein für Deutsche Kulturbeziehungen im Ausland in 1998.