Principality of Lippe
Although it was "given" to the German people in that ceremony, the "Verein" remained the legal owner of the monument. The "Verein" was dissolved in 1881 and transferred responsibility for it to the government of the Principality of Lippe. After a long legal process, ownership passed to the foundation "Hermannsdenkmal-Stiftung" in 1928, which remains the caretaker today. After 1945, the foundation was linked closely to the "".