COLLECTION NAME:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Record
Identifier:
exwsPmr4_pg17_itm1_pc1
Title:
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-03-27, World War I
Creator:
Pommer, Paul
Description:
Letter from musketeer Paul Pommer addressed to the family of Gust. (Gustav) Pommer in Frankfurt, Germany. Postmarked Kriegslazarett Brussels Feldpost, hand dated March 27, 1918. Pommer details the immediate aftermath of his injury. He states that the Monday prior on the 24 the tides turned, and under machine gun fire was shot in his upper left arm causing damage to his muscles. He has yet to receive more information on his condition. Pommer describes the 160 men in his unit and the 8 he was with directly, 2 dying instantly. Weak due to blood loss, he decides to conclude writing the letter. He mentions that he will send his address once he learns of it.
Description:
Feldpostbrief; Freiwillige, Krankenpflege; envelope postmark: 27.3.18; 4.25x3" (11x9 cm)
Date:
1918-03-27
Location:
Brussels (Belgium)
Time Period:
Nineteen tens
Subject:
Pommer, Paul--Correspondence
People Identified:
Pommer family
Places Identified:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Subject-AAT:
Correspondence artifacts
Subject:
Soldiers--Germany--Correspondence
Places Identified:
Brussels (Belgium)
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German
Subject:
Personal correspondence
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Medical care
Subject:
War woundsÂ
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
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…
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.
Language:
ger
Collection:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Rights Statement:
Rights Status:
No Known Copyright
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University Library and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by Special Collections at Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
File Format:
image/jp2
Digitization Date:
2020