Items were also drawn from the Roosevelt House collection. For additional resources that were generously loaned or provided in digital format: the F.D.R. Roosevelt House was grateful for the loan of posters from the Hudson River Museum, the Museum of the City of New York, and the Steven Lomazow Collection. It highlighted the important role FDR played as Assistant Secretary of the Navy during World War I and the impact of the war on Eleanor Roosevelt as well as on an extensive network of family, friends, and colleagues. Hosting this exhibition at The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College honored the legacies of Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt in their former home. The Great War of 1914-18 reshaped Europe and shaped the man, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who would later rescue it again from German aggression. The war also drew upon the talents of five past and future presidents, and a number of men who would later serve in the cabinet of future President Roosevelt and advise him during a second world conflagration. Among them were Teddy Roosevelt’s four sons and daughter and son-in-law, Eleanor’s brother, and numerous cousins, aunts, and uncles, nieces and nephews. In addition, at least twenty members of the extended Roosevelt family were deeply involved with the war, perhaps more than any other American family. Her experiences there and in Washington led her to support President Wilson’s League of Nations, as did Franklin, and seek new ideas for peace. In January 1919, she accompanied FDR to Europe and saw the wreckage of the French countryside. She visited injured soldiers at the local military hospitals, and sought additional funding to improve their care and assist their families. Eleanor Roosevelt became a Red Cross volunteer in Washington, inspiring others and acquiring the extraordinary emotional skills she would deploy during World War II and in later human rights work. The lessons he learned about prosecuting and financing a war, and the terrible toll it took in lives, would remain with him the rest of his life and influence his decisions during World War II. As Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin was on the front lines of policy and operations during the war. In 1913, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt moved from their home on 65 th Street to Washington DC to serve the nation. Wilson declared: “The world must be made safe for democracy.” This vision of moral leadership on the world stage would inform American foreign policy for another 100 years.Of the many commemorative events and exhibits taking place in 2017-2018 about America’s engagement in this terrible conflict, Roosevelt House has a unique perspective on the history of the era. Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine attacks taking American lives, and its nefarious attempt to engage Mexico in a war with the U.S., finally compelled President Woodrow Wilson to ask Congress for a declaration of war to help the Allies, chiefly England and France, defeat the Germans. In Europe, the war had started in August 1914, millions had already died, and a stalemate prevailed. Many great drawings of famous officers.One century has passed since the United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917. Kriegsmarine RanksĮxplains all the different ranks of relevance. They are mostly highly decorated personnel from the U-boats service. This listing shows the men we have files on that were not U-boat commanders themselves. Who were the youngest and oldest U-boat commanders who went out on patrol? This page has top 10 of each age group. Knights Cross Winners (144) Youngest and oldest on patrols We have created bio pages for all the Knights Cross winners. Here you can find the most highly decorated U-boat personnel. U-boat high command Knights Cross winners Dönitz at NurembergĪ 4-page narrative on the trials against Dönitz. Here you can listen to famous U-boat commanders speak of their experiences in their own words! Kriegsmarine UniformsĪ 6-page set dealing with the various uniforms worn both on the boat and on shore. This section also includes decorations won before serving in U-boats (in Merchant Raiders, Minesweepers, the Luftwaffe. German War DecorationsĪll medals and decorations awarded to the U-boat force, with all the known recipients of each award listed. Grossadmiral Karl DönitzĬommander-in-Chief of the German U-boats. On this database you can read about all U-boat commanders in WWII (over 1,400 of them). This section shows the most successful U-boat commanders of WWII. This is a set of pages which contains pages such as the Top U-boat Aces, Commanders that sank over 50,000 tons of shipping and much more.