Rudolf Hess - Wikipedia
WEBRudolf Walter Richard Hess (Heß in German; 26 April 1894 – 17 August 1987) was a German politician and a leading member of the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany. Appointed Deputy Führer to Adolf Hitler 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 ...
Rudolf Hess | Biography & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Rudolf Hess, German Nazi who was Adolf Hitler’s deputy as party leader. He created an international sensation when in 1941 he secretly flew to Great Britain on an abortive self-styled mission to negotiate a peace between Britain and Germany.
Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s last living henchman, dies - HISTORY
WEBFeb 9, 2010 · Rudolf Hess, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler ’s former deputy, is found strangled to death in Spandau Prison in Berlin at the age of 93, apparently the victim of suicide. Hess was the last surviving...
Will We Ever Know Why Nazi Leader Rudolf Hess Flew to ...
WEBMay 10, 2016 · Rudolf Hess, at right, was a Nazi leader when he flew to Scotland in May of 1941. AP. On the night of May 10, 1941, a Scottish farmer named David McLean found a German...
Rudolf Hess | Holocaust Encyclopedia
WEBRudolf Hess (1894–1987) was a longstanding personal aide to Adolf Hitler, and deputy party leader of the Nazi Party until 1941. In May 1941, Hess flew to Scotland hoping to make peace between Germany and Britain. He was immediately arrested and imprisoned.
Rudolf Hess: 1894-1987: The Inmate of Spandau’s Last Wish
WEBTwo days later authorities revealed that a farewell note in a trouser pocket had confirmed what many had already surmised: Rudolph Hess, the last surviving member of Nazi Germany’s high command,...
Rudolf Hess’ Tale of Poison, Paranoia and Tragedy
WEBRudolf Hess’ Tale of Poison, Paranoia and Tragedy. Why are packets of food that belong to the Nazi war criminal sitting in a Maryland basement?