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Vinnie Jones and Sir Patrick Stewart recreating Jones’ infamous football photo on the set of X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

🇺🇸 In 1944, a man named Hitler joined the US Navy. Adolf Hitler’s nephew. Years earlier, he had gone to Nazi Germany hoping his family name would open doors. William Patrick Hitler was born in Liverpool on March 12, 1911. His father, Alois Hitler Jr., was Adolf’s half-brother. His mother, Bridget Dowling, was Irish. In 1933, with his uncle newly in power, William moved to Germany to seek his fortune. He found work in banking and the automobile industry. But the opportunities never matched his expectations, and his relationship with his uncle deteriorated. Before “Hitler” became a name he wanted to escape, it had been a name he hoped to exploit. In 1939, William and his mother traveled to the United States for a lecture tour arranged at the invitation of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. That same year, Look magazine published his article: “Why I Hate My Uncle.” Then the war transformed his family dispute into something much larger. On March 3, 1942, William wrote to President Franklin D. Roosevelt asking to serve in the American armed forces. His name demanded scrutiny. His case went to the FBI, whose investigation found no subversive activity. In March 1944, with newsreel cameras watching, William Patrick Hitler entered the U.S. Navy. The dictator’s nephew was now wearing the uniform of a country fighting his uncle’s regime. His enlistment is remarkable enough without adding uncertain stories of battlefield exploits. After the war, William chose a different life, and a different name. As William Patrick Stuart-Houston, he settled on Long Island, raised a family, and worked in medical laboratory testing. He died in 1987. Follow @Vanguard_WW2 for more overlooked stories of World War II.

When the celebrations sting more than the legs! 🥂😂 Podium celebrations didn’t quite go to plan for Demi Vollering at Omloop Nieuwsblad 😅

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