COLLECTION NAME:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Record
Identifier:
exwsPmr4_pg20_itm1_pc9
Title:
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-06-18, 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 18, 1918. Pommer states that the night prior he received the birthday packages, which was a great surprise. He had not seen such a celebration since Christmas. He heartily thanks his family. He also enjoyed the photographs his family sent. His comrades said the children are cute and his mother looks sweet. His wound is healing and he expects to be transferred to a new part of the hospital soon which has machines and electricity. On Sunday it started raining so he has had to stay inside. He hopes that next weekend, when it is done raining, he will visit to a nearby fort. On the day he is writing, it is still cool and rainy.
Description:
Feld-Post; Glogau; envelope postmark: 18.6.18; 4.5x3.75"(11x9.5cm)
Date:
1918-06-18
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
Places Identified:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German
Subject:
Personal correspondence
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Medical care
Subject:
War wounds
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