Brigid
Elizabeth Hitler, nee Downey was born in1892 in
Dublin, Ireland. She was the wife of Adolf Hitler's
half-brother and second cousin, Alois Hitler.
William Patrick Hitler their son was born on March
12, 1911, in Liverpool, England. Brigid met Alois,
a waiter, in 1910 at a Dublin horse show. She
claimed he beat her, so she left him, but because
of being Catholic, she could not divorce him.
After leaving Germany, Brigid and William came
to the United States and settled in New York City.
Brigid Hitler worked for the British War Relief
in New York City. William Patrick Hitler gave
speeches to men's clubs and other organizations
telling them what it was like to live in Germany
under the Nazi regime. He was rejected by the
United States Army in 1942. William Patrick Hitler
was inducted into the United States Navy on March
6, 1944.
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