COLLECTION NAME:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
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World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
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Identifier:
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exwsPmr4_pg14_itm1_pc14
Identifier
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Title:
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-03-20, World War I
title
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-03-20, World War I
Title
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Creator:
Pommer, Paul
creator
Pommer, Paul
Creator
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Description:
Letter from musketeer Paul Pommer addressed to the family of Gust. (Gustav) Pommer in Frankfurt, Germany. Postmarked K.D. Feldpost, March 26, 1918. Pommer describes writing in spare moments between long marching each day and early evening. He admits that only with God's help has he been able to persevere, and views this struggle all as a part of God's will. He asks his family to send regards to Emilie, who sent him a letter and small cake. He acknowledges that death could be near and accepts it, telling his family to prepare for this as well. He views the struggle as not only for his fatherland but also for his family.
description
Letter from musketeer Paul Pommer addressed to the family of Gust. (Gustav) Pommer in Frankfurt, Germany. Postmarked K.D. Feldpost, March 26, 1918. Pommer describes writing in spare moments between long marching each day and early evening. He admits that only with God's help has he been able to persevere, and views this struggle all as a part of God's will. He asks his family to send regards to Emilie, who sent him a letter and small cake. He acknowledges that death could be near and accepts it, telling his family to prepare for this as well. He views the struggle as not only for his fatherland but also for his family.
Description
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Description:
Feld-Post; K.D. Feldpost; Postmark: 26.3.18; 4.75x3.75" (12x8.5 cm)
description
Feld-Post; K.D. Feldpost; Postmark: 26.3.18; 4.75x3.75" (12x8.5 cm)
Description
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Date:
1918-03-20
date
1918-03-20
Date
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Location:
France?
location
France?
Location
false
Time Period:
Nineteen tens
time_period
Nineteen tens
Time Period
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Subject:
Pommer, Paul--Correspondence
subject
Pommer, Paul--Correspondence
Subject
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People Identified:
Pommer family
people_identified
Pommer family
People Identified
false
Places Identified:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
places_identified
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Places 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
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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
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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
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Language:
ger
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ger
Language
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Collection:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
collection
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Collection
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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.
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.
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false
File Format:
image/jp2
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image/jp2
File Format
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Digitization Date:
2020
digitization_date
2020
Digitization Date
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