COLLECTION NAME:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Record
Identifier:
exwsPmr4_pg20_itm1_pc8
Title:
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-06-15, World War I
Creator:
Pommer, Paul
Description:
Letter from musketeer Paul Pommer addressed to the family of Gust. (Gustav) Pommer in Frankfurt, Germany. Postmarked Glogau, June 15, 1918. Pommer thanks his family and brother Martin for their letters on the local vocal festival and regrets to have missed hearing Herr Kuder and Fraulein Hargan's voices. He hopes to attend next year. He also thanks them for their birthday wishes. Pommer is now 21, which feels very old. This is the first time he has celebrated his birthday so far from home. He reflects that last year's birthday seemed dark. He recalls planning his grave as the grenaders stormed the field, but entrusted God with his future. Pommer also received birthday wishes from Lydia, and asks how his father's store is going. Pommer thanks Martin for the photographs, complementing his photography. He requests the addresses of Frau Rirt, Herr Hufnagel, Herr Ubrig, Herr Doering, Frau Ullrich, and Fraulein Meier.
Description:
Feld-Post; Glogau; envelope postmark: 15.6.18; 4.75x3.75" (12x9.5cm)
Date:
1918-06-15
Location:
Glogów (Województwo Dolnośląskie, Poland)
Time Period:
Nineteen tens
Subject:
Pommer, Paul--Correspondence
People Identified:
Pommer family
Places Identified:
Glogów (Województwo Dolnośląskie, Poland)
Subject-AAT:
Correspondence artifacts
Subject:
Soldiers--Germany--Correspondence
People Identified:
Pommer, Martin
Places Identified:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German
People Identified:
Pommer, Lydia
Subject:
Personal correspondence
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