Did Eisenhower speak German?

Eisenhower was educated man, he spoke French, to be precise his french was so good that he was able to negotiate with French general without translator, he used translators for case of they used some uncommon word or meaning of word. His german language was very limited, he spoke only few basic words. read more

Eisenhower was educated man, he spoke French, to be precise his french was so good that he was able to negotiate with French general without translator, he used translators for case of they used some uncommon word or meaning of word. read more

It should be obvious by looking at the surname 'Eisenhower', just an americanized version of the german surname 'Eisenhauer' (Which means 'Iron Miner'). In the 1600's the Eisenhauer family took a trip from Karlsbrunn, Germany across the border to Switzerland because of religious persecution. read more

I haven't been able to find any information concerning David Dwight Eisenhower's lingual capabilities. Despite his being of German descent, there is no evidence that he could or couldn't speak German". read more