COLLECTION NAME:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Record
Identifier:
exwsPmr4_pg06_itm2_pc02
Title:
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1916-12-17, World War I
Creator:
Pommer, Carl Gustav
Description:
Letter from Gustov Pommer, addressed to his son, musketeer Paul Pommer in Bad Orb. Dated December 17, and postmarked Frankfurt am Main, December 18, 1916. Paul’s parents write about the struggles people face on the home front. They mention how everyone is kneeling to God praying hoping for better times to come. They write about how the government is trying to avoid spilling too much blood, what is happening in Russia at the time, the goals of the labor leader, and the possibility of an armistice. They tell Paul to pray to God for freedom from war. They wish Paul will get a Christmas vacation and how his uncle Fritz is also a same-ranking soldier on the front. They briefly mention that they are happy with the food portions. Signed F. & G. Pommer.
Description:
Feldpost: Frankfurt; postmark: 18.12.16; 5.5x3.5" (14x9 cm)
Date:
1916-12-17
Location:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Time Period:
Nineteen tens
Subject:
Pommer, Paul--Correspondence
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German
Subject:
Personal correspondence
Subject-AAT:
Correspondence artifacts
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: lib-dc@wmich.edu
File Format:
image/jp2
Digitization Date:
2018