Photograph, World War I German Soldier - Paul Remmel

 
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Photograph, World War I German Soldier - Paul Remmel
Photograph, World War I German Soldier - Paul Remmel
Photograph, World War I German Soldier - Paul Remmel
Photograph, World War I German Soldier - Paul Remmel

Photograph, World War I German Soldier - Paul Remmel

Object number2017.024.03
Date1918
OriginGermany
Associated LocationMeuse-Argonne Offensive, France
Associated LocationLittle Rock, Arkansas
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions4 3/8 × 3 in. (11.1 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA sepia photograph of a German solider dated to September 1918. Arkansas native 1st Lieutenant Paul Remmel obtained this photograph from a deceased German solider while serving in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive also known as the Battle of the Argonne Forest in Northeastern France in October of 1918. Remmel mailed this photograph along with a letter (see 2012.024.01a-v) to his family in Little Rock.

    Paul Remmel served as a 1st Lieutenant in Company G, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division as part of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), U.S. Army. He was one of two officers, himself and his captain, of the 1st Division at the Battle of the Argonne Forest in Northeastern France in October of 1918. Their actions were acknowledged in "Germany Tribute to the First Division" letter (2017.024.04).
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