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The turning point came for William Patrick when he decided to distance himself from Adolf Hitler's infamous reputation. By 1939, amidst rising tensions in Europe, he left Germany with his mother for the United States aboard the luxurious Normandie, where he was met with public curiosity as the nephew of the Führer. His newfound fame was a double-edged sword, fuelling a lecture tour that highlighted everything from the horrors orchestrated by Adolf Hitler to lighter anecdotes about his life, further complicated by the looming specter of war.