Medieval artifacts returned to France

By Alimat Aliyeva

During the occupation of France in 1940, the artifacts that German soldier Kurt Arpe took to Germany were returned, Azernews reports.

During the occupation of France, a Reich soldier began service in one of the settlements of the Somme department. While digging up old historical monuments at the site of the deployment, Arpe discovered jars from the time of the Merovingian dynasty – VI-VIII centuries. Arpe sends the 11 artifacts he discovered to his family. In 1942, he died in battle on the territory of the USSR.

His family kept the jars and passed them on from generation to generation, and in 2000 they fell into the hands of a relative named Wolfgang, who is the head of the museum. After retirement, he decides to return the things he kept at home. After correspondence with French government agencies, 11 jars were returned to the Archaeological museum of the Somme department. After the research, historical objects will be exhibited in the museum.