German Museum Digitization Highlights Viking Sketch, WWII Soldier Papers, and 1938 Passport
A large charcoal drawing by Anton Hoffmann (1863‑1938) depicts a Viking ship on a beach, surrounded by figures as a dead warrior is carried on an ox‑drawn cart, illustrating the seafaring burial customs of the Viking era.
The Militärhistorisches Foto‑ und Dokumentenarchiv presents the personal archive of Alfons Apelt, a Russian‑German born in Lehma, whose military service in the Luftwaffe during World War II is documented through his Wehrpass, field‑post letters, photographs, and records of his death and burial, alongside material from his parents.
A German Reich passport issued in Stendal on 28 January 1938 to Karl Heinz Peplow (born 10 July 1911 in Greifswald, occupation Reichsbank employee) is digitised, showing his photo, personal data, and validity until 15 April 1938.