#Dwight Eisenhauer

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The Many World War II References in Thracia 776

At this point, it's largely known that several bosses encountered in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon were named after infamous military figures from World War II. Much less spoken of are the references to not only members of N*zi Germany, but important faces from this period around the globe. Do note that due to circumstances I've had to censor various keywords (though I'm sure I managed to miss some), so you have my apologies if this wasn't immediately accessible, or if the odd asterisk here and there is troublesome.

Starting with Chapter 1's Weismann (JP: ワイズマン; rōmaji: waizuman), tasked by Raydrik to capture Leif in Fiana. He likely takes his name from Chaim Weizmann, written in Japanese as ハイム・ヴァイツマン (rōmaji: haim vaitsuman) or カイム・ワイズマン (rōmaji: kaim waizuman). Weizmann was a Jewish biochemist from R*ssia, but went on to be the president of the World Zionist Organization, which sought to establish a homeland for the Jewish people in the borders of the Biblical Land of Israel. He would work alongside British Prime Minister Winston Churchill throughout both World Wars. When the State of Israel was formed in 1948 after conflicts with the Palestinians who call the land home, Weizmann would become the first Israeli president.

Tolman (JP: トルーマン; rōmaji: torūman) is the boss of Chapter 6, leading a battalion in Munster. He is named after United States President Harry Truman (ハリー・トルーマン; rōmaji: harī torūman), who took presidency after the passing of Franklin Roosevelt towards the end of World War II. Truman is best known for his authorization of the use of nuclear warheads on Japan.

Chapter 7's boss is named Eisenhau (JP: アイゼナウ; rōmaji: aizenau), rather obviously named after the subsequent president of the United States following Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower (ドワイト・D・アイゼンハワー; rōmaji: dowaito D aizenhawā). Before his presidency, Eisenhower held the role of Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in World War II, having planned out Operation Torch and Operation Overlord.

Lemay (or Rumaigh, depending on the translation), is a Thracian Wyvern Knight working with the Violdrake Bandits in Chapter 8. His Japanese name, ルーメイ (rōmaji: rūmei) comes from United States Air Force general Curtis LeMay (JP: カーチス・ルメイ; rōmaji: kāchisu rumei), who was involved in arranging the bombing tactics in the Pacific Theater of World War II, including Operation Starvation - dumping naval mines around major Japanese ports to cut off shipping - and the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Oltoph (JP: オルトフ; rōmaji: orutofu) is a bishop serving under Kempf encountered in Chapter 11x. He likely is named after Soviet Secret Police member Alexander Orlov (JP: アレクサンドル・オルロフ; rōmaji: arekusandoru orurofu). Orlov was given a major directing role over Soviet involvement in the Spanish Civil War, serving as a liaison to the Spanish Republican faction and weeding out any amongst them that thought to challenge Joseph St*lin and the Soviets. He would continue his policing duties during the Great Purge, arresting and executing those internally viewed as a threat to St*lin's reign. When Orlov’s own friends ended up in the state’s firing line, he abandoned the Soviet Union and brought his family to Canada, a threat of leaking many of the country’s illegal operatives protecting him. Strengthening this reference is how Oltoph, more or less sentenced to death to allow Kempf's escape, will dart for an escape tile after 30 turns.

Chapter 14's boss is a Baron of Friege named Paulus (JP: パウルス; rōmaji: paurusu), who is tasked with the capture of Tarrah. He is named after Friedrich Paulus (JP: フリードリヒ・パウルス; rōmaji: furīdorihi paurusu) a German field marshall best known for his role in the Battle of Stalingrad. In what would be Germany's last push to invade the Soviet Union, the R*ssian city of Stalingrad would be largely demolished and held by the Axis powers with little threat until winter's approach, when the Soviets took advantage of the Germans' lack of preparedness. The German front would be pushed further and further back until the remaining Sixth Army - the most highly decorated army of the Wehrmacht - was surrounded in the city. After a failed rescue attempt, the highest-ranked soldier remaining in the Sixth Army, Friedrich Paulus was promoted to the rank of field marshal over radio by Adolf H*tler himself. His orders were to either withstand the Soviets for an indefinite length of time or to take their own lives before capture. Nonetheless, Paulus would soon allow himself and his men to be captured, and would just as quickly grow vocal with his disdain for his homeland; he even would be a witness of the Nuremberg Trials.

The scenario of Chapter 14, with Leif, the Liberation Army, and the people of Tarrah being completely surrounded by Imperial forces, has apparent similarities to the position the Sixth Army was in during the Battle of Stalingrad. Similarly, the character of Paulus showing uncertainty in his actions and the commands of Bloom may be based upon Friedrich Paulus' statements against Germany following his capture.

McCloy (JP: マクロイ; rōmaji: makuroi) is a Wyvern Knight of Thracia ordered by Travant to capture Tarrah after the Imperial forces are worn from their siege. He is named after John J. McCloy (JP: ジョン・J・マクロイ; rōmaji: jon J makuroi), an American lawyer and presidential adviser to every United States president from FDR to Ronald Reagan. During World War II he served as Assistant Secretary of War, as which he was one of the major decision-makers in putting Japanese-Americans in internment camps. He also tried to convince President Truman that, based on intercepted messages, that by providing terms of surrender to Japan that would maintain their monarchy, with the threat of nuclear bombs if not accepted, they would ensure the war's end - a sentiment rejected, as the warheads would be dropped as soon as they were completed without any negotiations.

Chapter 14x's Eichner may be one of the most infamous named bosses in Thracia 776. In Japanese, his name is アイヒマン (rōmaji: aihiman) from Adolf Eichmann (アドルフ・アイヒマン; rōmaji: adorufu aihiman), one of the most infamous Schutzstaffel members. He was a lead organizer of the H*l*caust, assigned to the management of deporting Jewish people to extermination camps en masse. Given the chapter Eichner is found in features a city's entire population relocating due to being driven out by the empire, the connections are clear.

In the Project Exile fan translation preceding the current Lil' Manster translation, Eichner's name was radically changed to Arendt. This change was intended to remove a reference to such a deplorable man, replacing it with an allusion to Hannah Arendt, a Jewish historian who thoroughly recorded the trial of Eichmann, documented in her book Eichmann in Jerusalem. However, this change was largely seen as a haphazard choice, especially when the character works alongside the blatantly evil cultists and the replacement name was that of a good-natured historian and philosopher.

Mueller (JP: ミュラー; rōmaji: myurā) is a Mage Knight of the Gelb Ritter fought outside the gates of Leonster in Chapter 17A. He likely is named after Heinrich Müller (JP: ハインリヒ・ミュラー; rōmaji: hainrihi myurā), chief of the Gestapo during World War II who worked closely with Heinrich Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich since the days of the Weimar Republic. He had a major role in the organization of the H*l*caust, stated by Eichmann to have been in constant contact regarding the deportation of Jews. He was never found after H*tler's death, making him the highest-ranked N*zi to have never been confirmed captured or dead.

Found in the same chapter is the Dark Bishop Moore (JP: ムーア; rōmaji: mūa). Based on Mueller's namesake, Moore may be named after Robert Mohr, one of the Gestapo's interrogation specialists, primarily known for his work searching for the White Rose, a non-violent resistance group. However, there is little to support this claim beyond both possible figures being members of the Gestapo.

Gustav (JP: グスタフ; rōmaji: gusutafu) is a baron from Grannvale who serves as an advisor to Bloom and is entrusted to Leonster Castle. Unlike most other names derived from World War II era Germany, Gustav seems to pull from an infamous man's first name, rather than surname: Gustav Wagner (JP: グスタフ・ワーグナー; rōmaji: gusutafu wāgunā) was an Austrian staff sergeant and the most feared personnel at Sobibor extermination camp. He was deputy commandant at Sobibor, assigned to many daily interactions with the inmates. Reports from survivors assert that he was highly violent, beating and killing without reason. He was so brutal and claimed so many lives that Heinrich Himmler stated that he was "one of the most deserving men of Operation Reinhard".

Fire Emblem's Gustav is clearly displayed as a cruel man, having no qualms with the Loptrians' child hunts and imprisoning the loved ones of his knights who defected from Leonster to ensure they obey him. With how infamous the prison break of Chapter 18 is, it wouldn't be a surprise if it was inspired by Wagner's role at the extermination camp.

Chapter 19's boss is Wolfe (JP: ウォルフ; rōmaji: worufu), a baron serving Bloom in the defense of Ulster. He likely is named after Karl Wolff (JP: カール・ヴォルフ; rōmaji: kār vorufu), Chief of Personal Staff Reichsführer-SS - personal adjutant of Heinrich Heimler - and liaison to Adolf H*tler. He later became the Supreme SS and Police Leader, and worked on Operation Sunrise to surrender Germany after the death of H*tler.

Cohen (JP: コーエン; rōmaji: kōen) is the grandfather of Saias and fought alongside Reinhardt at the River Thracia. He may be named after Albert Cohen (JP: アルベール・コーエン; rōmaji: arubēru kōen), a Jewish writer and diplomat who worked in France before Germany's occupation. He was part of the Zionist movement, worked alongside Chaim Weizmann, and was both the representative of Zionism in the League of Nations and part of the UN's International Labor Organization. Throughout and after World War II, Cohen worked to unite governments in exile and aided in the transport of Jews fleeing Germany, advising refugee committees from France, Britain, and the U.S.

Alphand (JP: アルファン; rōmaji: arufan) is a bishop of the Loptr Church that protects Munster Castle in Chapter 23. He likely is named after Hervé Alphand (JP: エルヴェ・アルファン; rōmaji: eruve arufan), the economic advisor to Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free France movement after Germany invaded France.

Lastly, both Kempf and Reinhardt are named after German officers during World War II. They have their own post, found here.

And as a bonus: even one of the unused characters found in the game's files gets his name from this time period: Speer (JP: シュペール; rōmaji: shupēru) is named after Albert Speer (JP: アルベルト・シュペーア; rōmaji: aruberuto shupēa), Minister of Armaments and War Production in Germany and part of H*tler's inner circle.

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The Military-Industrial-Technological Complex

In 1961, in his farewell address to the nation as our 34th President, Dwight Eisenhower warned that “we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.” (Click)  His words are often repeated, a reminder that we should avoid the concentration of too much money and power in these entities. In the 21st Century, we should add a third actor to that roster.  Technology.  Technology’s ability to gather mountains of personal data about each of us and to monetize that information for commercial profit can pose a threat to our free society.  (Click)   When Edward Snowdon (Click) revealed the National Security Agency’s (NSA) invasive surveillance of the public,  he may have little known its data paled when compared to incursions from the private sector.     Amazon, for example,  began as a purveyor of books.  Today, it has moved on and created a new industry known as cloud computing.  Monolithic in its abilities, it can accommodate almost infinite data storage, analytics, machine learning and beyond  (“Tech’s Military Dilemma,” by Jacob Silverman, July/August, The New Republic, pg. 14) (Click)   No wonder the government came knocking with pots of money.  When competitors saw the potential, like bees to a clover filed, they rushed to develop similar technologies.  Google was one of them.  Recently, they were under contract with the Air Force to improve drone technology.  When 3,000  employees objected, however, the company didn’t renew its contract.  (Ibid, pg. 15.) But no one should be complacent about that.  Eric Schmidt, (Click) the former head of  Alphabet, parent company of Google, continues to sit on Pentagon advisory boards. (Ibid, pg. 5.) The military may well need the expertise of the tech giants, the question is to what extent?  And are there boundaries? As writer Jacob Silver points out, how these tech giants answer these questions will have huge implications for society.  Can these companies retain their liberal ideas and serve big government as well?  More importantly, are these questions for them to answer, alone?  Or does the public have a role? Presumably, our elected leaders should protect our interests, but they are so far behind the curve in their understanding of technology, their ignorance poses a danger. (Click)  Without public oversight,  the country could be headed down a dangerous road. (Originally published 7/30/2018)  

[rave-lord-nito]

What do you think all of these people have in common?

From top left to bottom right:

François Joseph Lefebvre (Napoleonic era French military commander)

Ernie Kovacs (American comedian and actor)

Enzo Ferrari (Italian racing driver and entrpeneur)

Dame Maggie Smith (English actress)

Nikolai Kuznetsov (Soviet Admiral)

Kowalski (Penguin)

The answer? Their names All their surnames have the meaning of “Smith”

From Latin “Fabbrio” ( from “Faber”: craftsman/smith) and “Ferrio” (From “Ferro”, Iron) comes French “Lefebvre” and Italian “Ferrari” (Plural of “Ferraro”)

Fron Proto-Slavic *kovàti (to forge) comes Polish “Kowal” (Blacksmith, becoming “Kowalski”), Russian “Kuznets/Кузнец” (”Blacksmith”, becoming Kuznetsov) and, via borrowing, Hungarian “Kovács” (”Blacksmith)

Many of these names such as Smith, Kowalski, Kuznetsov and Kovacs, are extremely common surnames (Smith being the most common in the US and UK, Kowalski the second most common in Poland, Kuznetsov the third most common in Russia and Kovàcs the second msot common in Hungary).

The reason so many people have a surname relating to smithing dates back to a time when people didn’t have official surnames, and were often distinguished from others of the same first name by which profession they had. Smith being a very common proffesion, names with its meaning stuck around and are very common up to the modern day.

Other proffesion names in English include Cooper (Barrelmaker), Baker, Thatcher (Someone who made thatch house roofs), Cook, Fisher, Carpenter and Hunt.

[the-birth-of-art]

G-Men

[fatpinocchio]

You know, I could list some more people who did better than Scalf, but our interest here is in who, in Vermont at least, did worse. Among the many stragglers, I see 18 votes for Dr. Anthony Fauci (spread across various spellings), eight votes apiece for Ron Paul and Vermin Supreme, six for Oprah, four for Dwight D Eisenhauer (sic), and four for Willie Nelson. (That's three fewer than Willie got in 2016.) Various versions of William Weld's name (including "Whollem Weld") got seven votes between them, Ralph Nader got four, Hunter Biden got three, and the late Ronald Reagan got two.

[azspot]

American revolutionaries might have argued over slavery, and what place unfree labor would have in a republic founded on the ideal of liberty. But there was one thing that nearly all agreed on: the right to move west. British Americans, before their break with London, chafed at what was called the “Proclamation Line.” Running along the crest of the Alleghenies, the demarcation was made by the British Crown after its 1763 victory in the Seven Years’ War against France, as an effort to sequester white settlers on the Atlantic Coast. With British subjects already moving through the mountain passes, the policy became a major source of resentment against colonial rule. Settlers—the “overflowing Scum of the Empire,” as a British governor described the drifters and squatters who rushed down the Mississippi Valley—wanted land, which brought them into deadly conflict with Native Americans. In 1763, for instance, the Scotch-Irish Paxton Boys rampaged through Pennsylvania, murdering over a dozen Conestoga, scalping their victims, mutilating their corpses, and breaking up their communities (Dwight D. Eisenhower’s great-great-great grandfather, Hans Eisenhauer, was a Pennsylvania Indian killer during this time).

[rafarrell]

Back to World War III

Back to World War III

I sort of left you hanging on the edge of WW III, so I figure it should say something more about that at least. I am 77 years old, so I’ve had my share of thoughts and anxieties on whether or not the end of the world, our world, might suddenly alter our plans for the weekend. I’ve gone a long time and it never has, so that’s a plus. Long time former president Dwight Eisenhauer once admitted that…

[qazztek]

The ancestors of Dwight were Mennonites who escaped the Roman Empire in the 17th century. Hans Eisenhauer brought his family to Pennsylvania in 1741. David Jacob Eisenhower was transferred to Denison, Texas as a railroad worker in 1892. Along with his wife, Ida, they were Mennonite pacifists who opposed war of any kind. The couple, with their two little boys, lived in a small house by the railroad tracks when Dwight was born on October 14, 1890. When he was a year and a half old, his father moved to Abilene to work at a creamery. Despite the family being very poor, Dwight had a happy child...

[commonsensewizard]

Reps Jim Jordan & Trey Gowdy Question Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosens...

For all you democrats and liberals out there screaming about Russia. How about the treacherous traitors in our own back yard? Yes, traitors. In case you don’t REALLY know what that word means, here’s the definition from Merriam Webster: 

Traitor:  one who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty. 

The DOJ and the FBI colluded (YES...Colluded)to place Hillary in the White House. That is being false to an obligation of duty and that is to betray the trust of the American people. I dare you to listen to the entire video, and then come back to me and honestly say you disagree with EVIDENCE of traitorous acts and collusion on behalf of one party, one candidate; over another party and its candidate. If you still support this...if you still support them...after all this evidence that we know about right now....what kind of American are you? Not the good kind. Not the kind that will fight to the death for everyone’s right to free speech, fair elections, and right to vote. This stinks worse than Watergate. This stinks worse than any scandal I’ve ever been aware of, and I’ve been alive since Dwight D. Eisenhauer was president, for Pete’s sake. We actually have FBI agents claiming the intent to stop Trump from being president. We actually have an FBI agent claiming that he alone can save the country from themselves. This is outright communistic, socialistic, dictatorial thinking, people! IN our Dept. of JUSTICE. Who’s justice? Obviously the justice they think is right and proper, over and against the wishes of the people. That’s is absolutely frightening, and should be no matter what side of the political spectrum you come from. Wake up! It’s past time.

[alamio]

German Family Names

The first European surnames seem to have arisen in northern Italy around 1000 AD, gradually spreading north into the Germanic lands and the rest of Europe. By 1500 the use of family names such as Schmidt (smith), Petersen (son of Peter), and Bäcker (baker) was common in the German-speaking regions and all across Europe. People trying to track down their family history owe gratitude to the Council of Trent (1563), which decreed that all Catholic parishes had to keep records of Baptisms. The Protestants soon joined in this practice, furthering the use of family names throughout Europe.

European Jews began the use of surnames relatively late, around the end of the 18th century. Officially, Jews in what is today Germany had to have a surname after 1808. Jewish registers in Württemberg are largely intact and go back to about 1750. The Austrian Empire required official family names for Jews in 1787. Jewish families often adopted surnames that reflected religious occupations such as Kantor (lower priest), Kohn/Kahn (priest), or Levi (name of the tribe of priests). Others were based on nicknames: Hirsch (deer), Eberstark (strong as a boar), or Hitzig (heated). Many took their name from the home town of their ancestors: Austerlitz, Berliner, Frankfurter, Heilbronner, etc. The name they received sometimes depended on how much a family could afford to pay. Wealthier familes received names that had a pleasant or prosperous sound (Goldstein = gold stone, Rosenthal = rose valley), while the less prosperous had to settle for less prestigious names based on a place (Schwab = Swabian), an occupation (Schneider = tailor), or a characteristic (Grün = green).

It’s often forgotten that some very famous Americans and Canadians were of Germanic background. To name a few: John Jacob Astor (millionaire), Claus Spreckels (sugar baron), Dwight D. Eisenhower (Eisenhauer, politician), Babe Ruth (baseball hero), Admiral Chester Nimitz (WW2 Pacific fleet commander), Oscar Hammerstein II (Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals), Thomas Nast (Santa Claus image + symbols for two US political parties), Max Berlitz (language schools), H.L. Mencken (journalist/writer), Henry Steinway (Steinweg, pianos), and former Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker. Overall, Germans were the #1 immigrant group in the USA, followed by the Irish.

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[trevorbmccalli]

Kommentar: Obamas optimistischer Ausblick

Die Tradition der Abschiedsrede geht zurück auf den ersten amerikanischen Präsidenten: George Washington. Die Ansprache ist beides: der Blick zurück auf das Erreichte und ein Blick in die Zukunft, auf die Herausforderungen, die das Land und ihre neue Führung zu meistern haben. Die Abschiedsreden der meisten Präsidenten gingen nicht ein in die Geschichtsbücher. Vielen ging es um ein verklausuliertes Selbstlob, eine letzte Verteidigungsrede, weshalb man in der eigenen Amtszeit so und nicht anders entschieden hat. Eine Ausnahme: Die Rede Präsident Dwight Eisenhauers, der vor der gefährlich wachsenden Macht des “militärisch-industriellen Komplexes” warnte.

Miodrag Soric leitet das DW-Studio Washington

Und jetzt wohl auch die überaus emotionale Abschiedsrede von Barack Obama, der – zur Überraschung vieler – eine überaus optimistische Rede hielt. Unerwartet deshalb, weil er in vielen Politikfeldern kaum unterschiedlicherer Meinung sein könnte mit seinem designierten Nachfolger Donald Trump, der bereits angekündigt hat, vieles von dem, was in den letzten acht Jahren erreicht worden ist, rückgängig machen zu wollen. Welche Tragik: Präsident Obamas politisches Vermächtnis hängt in Teilen von dem ab, was Trump davon bestehen lässt.

Präsident ohne Skandal – das hat er seinem Nachfolger voraus

Obama ahnt dies. Und lässt sich seine Zuversicht dennoch nicht nehmen. Sein Glaube an die Amerikaner, an ihre Werte, an die Verfassung seines Landes scheint ungebrochen. Die US-Demokratie sei erst dann gefährdet wenn die Amerikaner sie als Gegeben hinnehmen, sagte er in Chicago – also jener Stadt, in der er seine politische Karriere begann, die ihn am Ende ins Weiße Haus führte. Wie einst als junger Senator rief er seine Landsleute auf, sich gesellschaftlich, politisch zu engagieren, nicht in Zynismus zu verfallen, sich von Rückschlägen nicht entmutigen zu lassen.

Hier sprach ein Staatsmann, der integer ist, der Würde ausstrahlt, dessen Präsidentschaft auch nicht den Hauch eines Skandals kannte. Welch ein Kontrast zu Trump, der noch bevor er den Amtseid abgegeben hat, die Schlagzeilen mit Bloßstellungen, Anfeindungen und Klamauk füllt. Während Obama in Chicago an die Ideale seiner Landsleute appelliert, informieren amerikanische Geheimdienste die politische Elite in Washington, dass der russische Geheimdienst möglicherweise über kompromittierendes Material über Trump verfüge. Was für eine Symbolik! Krasser lässt sich der Unterschied kaum darstellen.

Obama kann stolz sein

Zugegeben: Obama ist eitel. In seiner Abschiedsrede listete er die Errungenschaften seiner Präsidentschaft auf: die Rettung der Wirtschaft in 2009, eine niedrigere Arbeitslosenquote, Obamacare, die Bestrafung von Bin Laden, eine neue Klimapolitik, der Iran-Deal oder der Neuanfang in den Beziehungen zu Kuba. Weshalb sollte er diese und andere Erfolge nicht erwähnen? Zumal die Republikaner kaum etwas unversucht ließen, um diesem Präsidenten das Leben schwer zu machen. Amerika steht heute tatsächlich besser da als vor acht Jahren. Obama hat Grund, stolz zu sein auf das Erreichte.

Die Erwartungen an diesen Präsidenten waren von Anfang unrealistisch. Die Kluft zwischen Reich und Arm ist immer noch groß. Amerikas Rassismus-Probleme verschwanden nicht, nur weil ein Afroamerikaner ins Weiße Haus gewählt wurde. Obama wollte nie, dass seine Präsidentschaft geprägt wird durch seine Hautfarbe. Veränderungen brauchen Zeit, so Obama, der in weiten Teilen seiner Rede klang wie zu Beginn seiner Präsidentschaft. Wie jemand, dem Bildung und Aufstiegschancen für die Armen und Einwanderer am Herzen liegt, ebenso wie eine Krankenversicherung für alle oder gleiche Rechte für Minderheiten.

Noch ist Obama im Amt. Doch viele Amerikaner vermissen ihn trotzdem schon jetzt.

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The Military-Industrial-Technological Complex

Courtesy of wired.com In 1961, in his farewell address to the nation as our 34th President, Dwight Eisenhower warned that “we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military–industrial complex.” (Click)  His words are often repeated, a re...

[qazztek]

The ancestors of Dwight were Mennonites who escaped the Roman Empire in the 17th century. Hans Eisenhauer brought his family to Pennsylvania in 1741. David Jacob Eisenhower was transferred to Denison, Texas as a railroad worker in 1892. Along with his wife, Ida, they were Mennonite pacifists who opposed war of any kind. The couple, with their two little boys, lived in a small house by the railroad tracks when Dwight was born on October 14, 1890. When he was a year and a half old, his father moved to Abilene to work at a creamery. Despite the family being very poor, Dwight had a happy child...

[alamio]

German Family Names

The first European surnames seem to have arisen in northern Italy around 1000 AD, gradually spreading north into the Germanic lands and the rest of Europe. By 1500 the use of family names such as Schmidt (smith), Petersen (son of Peter), and Bäcker (baker) was common in the German-speaking regions and all across Europe. People trying to track down their family history owe gratitude to the Council of Trent (1563), which decreed that all Catholic parishes had to keep records of Baptisms. The Protestants soon joined in this practice, furthering the use of family names throughout Europe.

European Jews began the use of surnames relatively late, around the end of the 18th century. Officially, Jews in what is today Germany had to have a surname after 1808. Jewish registers in Württemberg are largely intact and go back to about 1750. The Austrian Empire required official family names for Jews in 1787. Jewish families often adopted surnames that reflected religious occupations such as Kantor (lower priest), Kohn/Kahn (priest), or Levi (name of the tribe of priests). Others were based on nicknames: Hirsch (deer), Eberstark (strong as a boar), or Hitzig (heated). Many took their name from the home town of their ancestors: Austerlitz, Berliner, Frankfurter, Heilbronner, etc. The name they received sometimes depended on how much a family could afford to pay. Wealthier familes received names that had a pleasant or prosperous sound (Goldstein = gold stone, Rosenthal = rose valley), while the less prosperous had to settle for less prestigious names based on a place (Schwab = Swabian), an occupation (Schneider = tailor), or a characteristic (Grün = green).

It’s often forgotten that some very famous Americans and Canadians were of Germanic background. To name a few: John Jacob Astor (millionaire), Claus Spreckels (sugar baron), Dwight D. Eisenhower (Eisenhauer, politician), Babe Ruth (baseball hero), Admiral Chester Nimitz (WW2 Pacific fleet commander), Oscar Hammerstein II (Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals), Thomas Nast (Santa Claus image + symbols for two US political parties), Max Berlitz (language schools), H.L. Mencken (journalist/writer), Henry Steinway (Steinweg, pianos), and former Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker. Overall, Germans were the #1 immigrant group in the USA, followed by the Irish.

[alamio]

German Family Names

The first European surnames seem to have arisen in northern Italy around 1000 AD, gradually spreading north into the Germanic lands and the rest of Europe. By 1500 the use of family names such as Schmidt (smith), Petersen (son of Peter), and Bäcker (baker) was common in the German-speaking regions and all across Europe. People trying to track down their family history owe gratitude to the Council of Trent (1563), which decreed that all Catholic parishes had to keep records of Baptisms. The Protestants soon joined in this practice, furthering the use of family names throughout Europe.

European Jews began the use of surnames relatively late, around the end of the 18th century. Officially, Jews in what is today Germany had to have a surname after 1808. Jewish registers in Württemberg are largely intact and go back to about 1750. The Austrian Empire required official family names for Jews in 1787. Jewish families often adopted surnames that reflected religious occupations such as Kantor (lower priest), Kohn/Kahn (priest), or Levi (name of the tribe of priests). Others were based on nicknames: Hirsch (deer), Eberstark (strong as a boar), or Hitzig (heated). Many took their name from the home town of their ancestors: Austerlitz, Berliner, Frankfurter, Heilbronner, etc. The name they received sometimes depended on how much a family could afford to pay. Wealthier familes received names that had a pleasant or prosperous sound (Goldstein = gold stone, Rosenthal = rose valley), while the less prosperous had to settle for less prestigious names based on a place (Schwab = Swabian), an occupation (Schneider = tailor), or a characteristic (Grün = green).

It’s often forgotten that some very famous Americans and Canadians were of Germanic background. To name a few: John Jacob Astor (millionaire), Claus Spreckels (sugar baron), Dwight D. Eisenhower (Eisenhauer, politician), Babe Ruth (baseball hero), Admiral Chester Nimitz (WW2 Pacific fleet commander), Oscar Hammerstein II (Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals), Thomas Nast (Santa Claus image + symbols for two US political parties), Max Berlitz (language schools), H.L. Mencken (journalist/writer), Henry Steinway (Steinweg, pianos), and former Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker. Overall, Germans were the #1 immigrant group in the USA, followed by the Irish.