COLLECTION NAME:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Record
Identifier:
exwsPmr4_pg22_itm3_pc01
Title:
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-05-31, World War I
Creator:
Pommer, Martin
Creator:
Pommer, Ernest
Description:
Letter from Martin Pommer and Ernst Pommer to their brother musketeer Paul Pommer addressed to Martin Pommer in Glogau, Poland. Postmarked Frankfurt, May 31, 1918. The letter is written in two sections, the first by his brother Ernst, the second by his brother Martin. In the first letter, Ernst mentions that his family signed an appeal, asking for Pommer to be sent to a hospital near Frankfurt. He includes what Pommer's father wrote in the letter. Ernst feels that this letter will not do much to change the situation. Since he will also be in school for engineering, there is not much he can do. In the second letter, Martin asks about Pommer's situation in the hospital. After speaking to a sergeant, Martin admits there must be a logical reason for Pommer being kept so far away. He expresses his family's hopes that things will go well. Everyone in Frankfurt is doing well too. He sends greetings from Ernst, their mother, and father.
Description:
Feldpostbrief (top of page glued to inside of envelope); Frankfurt; envelope postmarked 31.5.18; 4.75x3.25" (12x8.5cm)
Date:
1918-06-01
Location:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Time Period:
Nineteen tens
Subject:
Pommer, Paul--Correspondence
People Identified:
Pommer, Carl Gustav
Places Identified:
Glogów (Województwo Dolnośląskie, Poland)
Subject-AAT:
Correspondence artifacts
Subject:
Soldiers--Germany--Correspondence
People Identified:
Pommer, Ernestine Emilie
Places Identified:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German
People Identified:
Pommer, Paul
Subject:
Personal correspondence
People Identified:
Pommer, Ernst
People Identified:
Pommer, Martin
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
Access 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.
File Format:
image/jp2
Digitization Date:
2020