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Hitler's Nephew to FDR: Can I Fight for US?

William Patrick Hitler's letter published online

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 2, 2012 3:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – Adolf Hitler's nephew was determined to fight in World War II—against his uncle. William Patrick Hitler fled Germany for New York in 1939, and in 1942 sought Franklin D. Roosevelt's permission to join the US military; he wrote that his "difficult...   Read full story »

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Adolf Hitler • history • World War II • Franklin D. Roosevelt • American history

 
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