Posted on 11/22/2016 5:40:36 PM PST by ifinnegan
A historian has discovered a royal decree issued to Donald Trumps grandfather ordering him to leave Germany and never come back.
Friedrich Trump, a German, was issued with the document in February 1905, and ordered to leave the kingdom of Bavaria within eight weeks as punishment for having failed to do mandatory military service and failing to give authorities notice of his departure to the US when he first emigrated in 1885.
Kallstadt, Germany: on the trail of 'the Donald' in the Trump ancestral home Read more Roland Paul, a historian from Rhineland-Palatinate who found the document in local archives, told the tabloid Bild: Friedrich Trump emigrated from Germany to the USA in 1885. However, he failed to de-register from his homeland and had not carried out his military service, which is why the authorities rejected his attempt at repatriation.
The decree orders the American citizen and pensioner Friedrich Trump to leave the area at the very latest on 1 May ... or else expect to be deported. Bild called the archive find an unspectacular piece of paper, that had nevertheless changed world history.
Trump was born in Kallstadt, now in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, in 1869. He emigrated to the US aged 16 initially to escape poverty, attracted by the gold rush.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
They did Friedrich a favor. He avoided the WWI.
Actually it was a common thing for Germans to ‘escape’ to America to avoid mandatory military duty. Nothing to be ashamed of.
No kidding? That’s fascinating.
Thought it was a stupid war?
Yes, and a lot of other Germans came here because the military was persecuting them for their beliefs. They were goose-stepping swine (a good number of them).
Trump's grandfather would most certainly be dead by now, no matter where he resided.
Good point.
The Guardian has special equipment which allows them to descend to depths of depravity unreachable by even the New York Times.
I love the smell of desperation in the morning...
I like the man already.
I guess they are thinking it impugns Trump.
Nope.
If Trump’s grandfather didn’t obey the.sovereignty laws of that land, then he should be banished from that land.
Common sense. I hope Trump shows the same rational policies, But my faith in him is fading fast. Even before he’s sworn in.
That’s a pity. I see that my clever sense of humor is completely lost on you.
It’s Germany’s fault!
I read elsewhere the family name wasn’t “Trump” until after coming to USA and starting businesses here?
Perfect example for the snowflakes. If they don't like our President-Elect, they can move to another country!
So what?
His forefathers didn’t like government overreach either.
Or, perhaps your sense of humor isn’t quite as clever as you, yourself imagine it to be.
GERMAN SLAVERY = TRUMP
Trump’s grandfather became a Freed Slave.
History not taught in public school is that Germans were often slaves who served in the military. It was worse than USA black slavery, because you died.
Democrats should pay reparations to Donald Trump.
Trump’s ancestors suffered worse slavery than US blacks.
And that’s a Fact Jack!
So some distant cousin will be a nazi?
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