COLLECTION NAME:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Record
Identifier:
exwsPmr4_pg12_itm1_pc10
Title:
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-02-12, World War I
Creator:
Pommer, Paul
Description:
Letter from musketeer Paul Pommer, addressed to the family of Gust. (Gustav) Pommer in Frankfurt, Germany. Letter dated February 12, Wetteren, and postmarked Kais Deutsche Feldpost, February 13, 1918. Pommer updates his family on his whereabouts, ensures he will send his new address once he is aware of it, and remarks that he is writing on his personal chest. He writes that he was able to wash his clothes, and thanks his brothers for what they sent him, and confirms the arrival of a package.
Description:
Feld Post (handwritten); Kais Deutsche; postmark: 14.2.18; 4.75x3.75" (12x9.5 cm)
Date:
1918-02-12
Location:
Wetteren (Belgium)
Time Period:
Nineteen tens
Subject:
Pommer, Paul--Correspondence
Subject:
Soldiers--Germany--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
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:
2019