Historian finds German decree banishing Trump's grandfather A historian has discovered a royal decree issued to Donald Trump’s 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. 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”. More: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...drich-banished-germany-historian-royal-decree Another interesting tidbit: Trump's grandfather made his fortune by running a brothel catering to Alaskan goldminers.
His grandfather didn't dodge the draft, he emigrated to America. Decades later the Germans noticed he had left. This was extremely common in Europe. It's how the US filled up with people.
no shit.. it's like late 60s Canada with escaped conscripts... but how do you rephrase "having failed to do mandatory military service"? oh.. and what was draft age Teh Donuld doing during 'Nam?
