As the 1930s drew to a close it became obvious to most that war was again on the horizon. The German Nurses Association, a founding member of ICN, was disbanded by the National Socialist (Nazi) Party, as was the Italian NNA. In 1939, the ICN offices in London seemed vulnerable aswar broke out andHitler moved west. Then president Effie Taylor packed up and moved ICN records and office to her offices at Yale University in New Haven. Three years later ICN's London offices were destroyed by bombs. Throughoutthe war period ICN aided thousands of displaced nurse refugees by keeping records and assisting in their ability to practice in new locations