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World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives mediaCollectionId wmich~1~1 World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives Collection true
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Title:
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-02-08, World War I title Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-02-08, World War I Title false
Creator:
Pommer, Paul creator Pommer, Paul Creator false
Description:
Letter from musketeer Paul Pommer, addressed to Gust. (Gustav) Pommer in Frankfurt, Germany. Dated February 2, and postmarked February 10, 1918, Wetteren. Paul greets his father. He received his letter that Friday, and always looks forward to corresponding with his mother and father. He expresses the importance for a soldier to think about the grace of God, whom he puts faith in, and feels safe because of His presence. Although on the front one finds many sins and moral wrongdoings. He writes about how after his comrades go to bed, he often stays up and reads a book or newspaper, if he is not writing letters. He writes of Belgium. He's met a few nice men and often talks to them. One finds the same sad circumstances in Belgium that one finds in Germany. But morals are deep-rooted in the people of the region, despite these circumstances. Everyone sings together sometimes, and he sends his heart out to his family, and remembers singing with them back home. He thanks God that things had been pretty good until this moment, for his tonsils are getting swollen again due to the wet weather the day before. He tried to rinse out his throat in a stream to subdue the swelling but had no luck. Medication makes him dizzy, so that is not an option on the field. His regiment will be sent to a new location soon. He closes by writing how issues with rations are very typical in the war, affecting his situation. description Letter from musketeer Paul Pommer, addressed to Gust. (Gustav) Pommer in Frankfurt, Germany. Dated February 2, and postmarked February 10, 1918, Wetteren. Paul greets his father. He received his letter that Friday, and always looks forward to corresponding with his mother and father. He expresses the importance for a soldier to think about the grace of God, whom he puts faith in, and feels safe because of His presence. Although on the front one finds many sins and moral wrongdoings. He writes about how after his comrades go to bed, he often stays up and reads a book or newspaper, if he is not writing letters. He writes of Belgium. He's met a few nice men and often talks to them. One finds the same sad circumstances in Belgium that one finds in Germany. But morals are deep-rooted in the people of the region, despite these circumstances. Everyone sings together sometimes, and he sends his heart out to his family, and remembers singing with them back home. He thanks God that things had been pretty good until this moment, for his tonsils are getting swollen again due to the wet weather the day before. He tried to rinse out his throat in a stream to subdue the swelling but had no luck. Medication makes him dizzy, so that is not an option on the field. His regiment will be sent to a new location soon. He closes by writing how issues with rations are very typical in the war, affecting his situation. Description false
Description:
Feldpostbrief; Kais Deutsche; postmark: 10.2.18; 4.5x3.25" (11x8 cm) description Feldpostbrief; Kais Deutsche; postmark: 10.2.18; 4.5x3.25" (11x8 cm) Description false
Date:
1918-02-08 date 1918-02-08 Date false
Location:
Wetteren (Belgium) location Wetteren (Belgium) Location false
Time Period:
Nineteen tens time_period Nineteen tens Time Period false
Subject:
Pommer, Paul--Correspondence subject Pommer, Paul--Correspondence Subject false
People Identified:
Pommer, Gustav people_identified Pommer, Gustav People Identified false
Subject-AAT:
Correspondence artifacts subject_aat Correspondence artifacts Subject-AAT false
Subject:
Soldiers--Germany--Correspondence subject Soldiers--Germany--Correspondence Subject false
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German subject World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German Subject false
Subject:
Personal correspondence subject Personal correspondence Subject false
Publisher:
Western Michigan University publisher Western Michigan University Publisher false
Source:
Paul Pommer, World War I German soldier's scrapbook. World War I German Soldiers Album Collection. Western Michigan University Special Collections: http://luna.library… source Paul Pommer, World War I German soldier's scrapbook. World War I German Soldiers Album Collection. Western Michigan University Special Collections: http://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/s/i92l44 Source false
Provenance:
Purchased by WMU Special Collections in February 2015 from F.A. Bernett Books of Boston, who obtained them from the family of Paul Pommer, Germany. provenance Purchased by WMU Special Collections in February 2015 from F.A. Bernett Books of Boston, who obtained them from the family of Paul Pommer, Germany. Provenance false
Language:
ger language ger Language false
Collection:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives collection World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives Collection false
Rights:
No Known Copyright. The digital version is available for educational use under 'Fair Use' guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries: lib-dc@wmich.edu rights No Known Copyright. The digital version is available for educational use under 'Fair Use' guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries: lib-dc@wmich.edu Rights false
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Digitization Date:
2019 digitization_date 2019 Digitization Date false

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