The war graves agreement between the Republic of Belarus and Germany was signed on June 28, 1996, but has not yet been ratified by the Belarusian side. The Ministry of Defense of Belarus was named as the official point of contact for the Commission by the Belarusian side. Since March 2002, the Commission has maintained its own representation in Minsk.
Due to the lack of a war graves agreement, the work of the Volksbund was very limited. Nevertheless, in the first half of the 1990s, a total of 32 of 78 known military cemeteries from the First World War were restored and permanent maintenance was ensured in cooperation with the municipalities. In 1998/99, all major graves were systematically recorded.
The estimated losses of the Second World War amount to approximately 250,000 dead.
Three prisoner of war cemeteries have been restored and are maintained by the Volksbund: Mogilew in 1990 by the city, Tarasowo in 1994 by a youth camp, and Beresowka/Baranowitschi in 1995.
Two military cemeteries from the Second World War have been restored: Glubokoye in the northern part of the country (627 dead) and Khodosovichi/Rogachev (private initiative), located southeast of Minsk (312 dead). The collective cemetery in Beryoza (capacity: 50,000 dead) was dedicated in 2005, and the collective cemetery in Shatkovo (southeastern part of the country, Mogilev Oblast, capacity: 35,000 dead) was dedicated on July 2, 2011.
In October 2008, approximately 4,000 mortal remains were buried on the site. In the following years, another 17,000 dead were added. 4,510 mortal remains have already been buried at the Berjosa collective cemetery. The first names were engraved on the granite steles at the Schatkowo (29,180 dead) and Berjosa collective cemeteries.