Rudolf Hess
Rudolf Walter Richard Hess was a German politician, convicted war criminal and a leading member of the Nazi Party in Germany. Appointed Deputy to the Führer in 1933, Hess held that position until 1941, when he flew solo to Scotland in an attempt to negotiate the United Kingdom's exit from the Second World War. He was taken prisoner and eventually convicted of crimes against peace.
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Background
- Born in
- Alexandria
- Educated at
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Awards
- 🏆 Iron Cross🏆 Nazi Party Long Service Award🏆 Golden Party Badge🏆 Blood Order🏆 Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Red Arrows
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Trending topics shown first"I was suspicious for several reasons... after all, Hess who had been held in Spandau for almost 30 years was by then 93-years-old and fragile. I doubted he had the strength to kill himself with a cord…"
"I was permitted to work for many years of my life under the greatest son whom my people has brought forth in its thousand year history. Even if I could, I would not want to erase this period of time f…"
"My coming to England in this way is, as I realize, so unusual that nobody will easily understand it. I was confronted by a very hard decision. I do not think I could have arrived at my final choice un…"
"I have been reading about the problems of youth. You know, with all the criticism that was levelled at von Schirach and his Hitler Jugend, it is forgotten that he did a fantastic thing with Germany's …"
"The party is Hitler, Hitler is Germany, and Germany is Hitler! Sieg heil!"
"Hess was slightly off balance for as long as I can recall. Why the Fuhrer kept him on as head of the party was a mystery to most people, but to me I always felt it was Hitler's loyalty to his old frie…"
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1894
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Birth1987
Died
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