Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-03-30, World War I
Letter from musketeer Paul Pommer addressed to the family of Gust. (Gustav) Pommer in Frankfurt, Germany. Postmarked Kriegslazarett Brussels Feldpost, hand dated April 30, 1918. Pommer, pleased to receive recent letters from his mother and brother, updates his family on his slow recovery. He mentions taking infrequent walks. Grateful to be in Brussels because the food, he mentions what he ate including butter bread, zwieback, milk, potatoes, and more. He's grateful to the woman bringing meals to him and other men when they complained about being hungry. He admits that he receives better food than when he enlisted. He describes his arm's condition: still immobile but less pain, stiff but improving. Pommer mentions his older doctor, who came from a non-medical background. He describes the hall where he stays with fifty other men, each with serious wounds. Pommer states that "when one sees this adversity, one forgets all desires to be a soldier." He is thankful to God for his recovery. Other men with arm injuries were sent back to Germany, however, there was no room for Pommer on the transport. He describes a couple men who were sent back, and wonders about Adolf Uhl. He asks for his address as well as money. He mentions that Anna Schnorr wrote. He describes a picture he found that week. Happy for their letters, he can't reply often because supplies are limited. He expresses his sadness that Aunt Emilie died, and thanks his family for the money sent.
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