Wilhelm Simmler-Haff-Ruhmeshalle, Wilhelm Simmler, 1891

Wilhelm simmler: crossing the curonian lagoon in 1679, around 1891. Mural for the berlin hall of fame, destroyed after being hit by a bomb in around 1944. Photograph taken around 1943/44 background: winter campaign in east prussia in 1678/79. Date: 1891.