Family Hike, Germany, 1944

SUMMER 1944 – A family enjoys a rest during a hike from Malente-Gremsmühlen to Eutin in Germany. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com

Tired Edith, Malente, 1944

1944 – Exhausted from the ongoing Second World War, Edith Schweim (right) watches her daughter Editha (center) playing in Malente-Gremsmühlen, … More

MAY 1944 – Edith Schweim walks with her daughters Inga (left) and Editha along an untarred street in Malente-Gremsmühlen, Germany. … More

SUMMER 1944 – A happy family poses for a selfie in the garden of their home in Malente-Gremsmühlen, Germany. © … More

MAY 1944 – Two girls explore a garden in Malente-Gremsmühlen, Germany, on a sunny day in spring. Scan © Mark … More

SUMMER 1944 – At the pier in Malente-Gremsmühlen in Germany, two girls and a boy watch as a ship stops … More

1944 – Otto Schweim enjoys a bath in the Dieksee lake in Malente-Gremsmühlen, Germany. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com

DECEMBER 1944 – A family explores Christmas gifts in their home in Malente-Gremsmühlen, Germany. Scan © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com

1944 – Edith Schweim poses for the photographer at the pier of Grömitz, Germany. The large café and recreation hall … More

JANUARY 1945 – On a sunny winter morning, three kids stand in front of a bungalow in Malente-Gremsmühlen, Germany, admiring … More