BHA membership runs from January to December.  Those applying for membership must be at least 18 years old.  Fees are due on 1 January, but there is a period of one month’s extension until 31 January.  For members joining after 1 July there is a reduction of 50% in all (except Associate) categories of membership.

If you would like to become a member of BHA please complete the membership application form here (fillable PDF) and then print it, sign it and send it to us by email or by post.  Our email address is:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Annual membership fees and the one-time joining fee, with effect from 1 January 2026, are as follows:

  • Students
    €20.00
  • Singles
    €35.00
  • Family
    €50.00
  • Associate member
    €23.00
  • One-time joining fee
    €10.00   

BHA Bank Account: Deutsche Bank, IBAN: DE29 1007 0848 0337 5623 00. 

Associate membership is available to members who move too far away from Berlin to participate on a regular basis.  It is also offered to people who wish to join but live most of the year in another country.

Honorary Membership.  The Board can nominate honorary membership of the Association which is then approved at the next AGM. 

Current Honorary Members are:

  • Nancy Baltrusch
  • Dr. Gundula Bavendamm
  • Colonel Winfried Heinemann
  • Jill Horwitz
  • Dr. Jürgen Lillteicher
  • Alfons Schöps
  • Dr. Helmut Trotnow OBE
  • Bernd von Kostka

If you are not a member of BHA, but are interested in participating in one or more of our events, you would be very welcome to take part at a nominal cost (for certain events members have to pay a small contribution).  Please send an email to the address below if you would like to receive details of a specific event, and we will get in touch with you.

General Data Protection Regulations.  BHA is required to comply with the GDPR because it processes and stores individuals’ personal information.  We therefore need to inform you of the following:  This personal information is known only to the President, the Secretary and the Treasurer.  No such information is shared with any other organization or individuals.  Members have a right to be “forgotten” if they resign from BHA and may ask for their details to be deleted from all records.  Similarly, non-members may ask to be removed from any mailing list.  BHA assumes that it has the consent of all members to process and store their name, address, telephone number and email address unless any member desires otherwise.  Should any member have concerns about the use of their personal details, they are welcome to discuss it with the Board.

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