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_pg16_itm1_pc01
Identifier
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Title:
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-04-04, World War I
title
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-04-04, 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, April 4, 1918. Front of the envelope features a gray-scale photograph of Leopold I's memorial. Pommer mentions that he has a fever and a cough, which worsens at night. He describes the pain of a battle wound about the size of his palm, as well as lacking energy and being in poor shape. Housed in a church, he is grateful the churches still stand. He offers his thanks to God for allowing him to still be alive and adds that if the wound gets better, he will absolutely make it back to Germany.
description
Letter from musketeer Paul Pommer addressed to the family of Gust. (Gustav) Pommer in Frankfurt, Germany. Postmarked K.D. Feldpost, April 4, 1918. Front of the envelope features a gray-scale photograph of Leopold I's memorial. Pommer mentions that he has a fever and a cough, which worsens at night. He describes the pain of a battle wound about the size of his palm, as well as lacking energy and being in poor shape. Housed in a church, he is grateful the churches still stand. He offers his thanks to God for allowing him to still be alive and adds that if the wound gets better, he will absolutely make it back to Germany.
Description
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Description:
Feldpostbrief; Kriegslazarett; handwritten date: 4.4.18; 5x3.75" (12.5x9.5 cm)
description
Feldpostbrief; Kriegslazarett; handwritten date: 4.4.18; 5x3.75" (12.5x9.5 cm)
Description
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Date:
1918-04-04
date
1918-04-04
Date
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Location:
Brussels (Belgium)
location
Brussels (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 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
People Identified:
Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865
people_identified
Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865
People Identified
false
Places Identified:
Brussels (Belgium)
places_identified
Brussels (Belgium)
Places Identified
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
Subject:
Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865--Monuments--Belgium--Brussels
subject
Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865--Monuments--Belgium--Brussels
Subject
false
Subject:
War wounds
subject
War wounds
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
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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
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
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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.
Rights
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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