Donald Trump‘s grandfather had sent a letter pleading with German authorities not to deport him. This story, exposed by German media on Nov. 21, 2016, claims that the German government had deported Trump’s grandfather from Germany on the grounds that he had not completed his mandatory military service. Here’s what happened ……
It is well known that Trump’s grandfather is a native German, but what is not known is that the real estate developer’s grandfather had been deported by German authorities back then.
The inconspicuous letter was hidden in the archives of the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz,” Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported, citing the “Picture Post” newspaper. But as we now know, this small archive has changed world history.”
The report adds, “A German historian discovered the file. It reveals that Trump’s grandfather was exiled by the German government.”
In a letter found in the historical archives of the southwestern German city of Speyer, cited by DPA, Trump’s grandfather said in a letter to German authorities that he “begged the honorable, supreme, wise and just Prince of Bavaria not to deport him.” This request, of course, was later denied.
Here’s what happened ……
This black and white photo is a Family photo of Trump’s grandfather, Frederick Trump. Frederick left Karlstadt for the United States in 1885. He first came to New York and later went from New York to Yukon, a city in northwestern Canada, to join the “Gold rush” that swarmed there.
The DPA report said Frederik and his wife were planning to return to Kallstadt, a small town in Rhineland-Palatinate, because of homesickness. Frederik had lived here before leaving for the United States. But in 1905 he was forced to return to the United States and received a warning from the authorities for not having completed the compulsory military service he was supposed to perform.
Roland Paul, a 65-year-old historian who discovered the file, told the newspaper Pictorial that the warning letter issued by the German authorities that year was dated Feb. 27, 1905. The city of Carlstadt wrote in the letter, “There is currently a retired American citizen in Carlstadt, and this person should leave Carlstadt by May 1, 1905, or he will be expelled.”
Roland Paul studies history and folklore, and the scholar goes on to describe how “Frederick Trump emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1885, and not only did he leave his Home country without a civil registration cancellation, but he also did not complete his compulsory military service. In this case, in 1905, the German authorities refused to allow him to return to Germany again.”
Still leaving
The report also says that Frederick wanted to return to his German homeland that year as a wealthy man. When he first arrived in the United States he started a business as a gold prospector, ran a restaurant and made a full pocket as a result.
In 1901, during one of Trump’s grandfather’s homecoming trips, he fell in love with young Elizabeth, and the two returned to the United States together after a year of Marriage. But eventually his wife Elizabeth moved back to Germany.
On June 6, 1905, Frederick’s letter pleading to stay in Germany was rejected by the authorities. In desperation, Frederick left Germany on July 1, 1905. From Hamburg he boarded a ship for New York. His wife, Elisabeth, was pregnant at the Time, and three months later Frederick was promoted to fatherhood.
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