In which Egyptian city was Rudolf Hess born in 1894?
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Alexandria
His father ran an import-export business there; at 14 Hess was sent to a boarding school in Bad Godesberg.
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Foto: U.S. Army Signal Corps · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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Rudolf Hess
Hess in 1945 in Nuremberg prison.
Which Munich geopolitician did Hess study under, passing his “living space” ideas on to Hitler?
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Karl Haushofer
Haushofer even visited Hitler and Hess in Landsberg prison. His son Albrecht later joined the resistance and was murdered in 1945.
Which title did Hess hold from 1933 until his flight in 1941?
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Deputy Führer
This made him formally the party's number two; his staff was run by Martin Bormann, who succeeded him after 1941.
Where did Hess fly on his own initiative on 10 May 1941 to offer peace talks?
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Scotland
He wanted to meet the Duke of Hamilton, whom he believed to be an opponent of Churchill. Churchill had him detained for the rest of the war.
Which type of aircraft did Hess fly across the North Sea in 1941?
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Messerschmitt Bf 110
The twin-engined fighter was fitted with extra fuel tanks; Hess bailed out over Scotland by parachute.
In which famous building was Hess briefly held in 1941?
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the Tower of London
He was one of the last state prisoners to be held there.
What punishment did the Nuremberg tribunal give Hess in 1946?
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life imprisonment
He was convicted of conspiracy and crimes against peace; the Soviet Union had demanded the death penalty.
In which Berlin prison was Hess the only inmate from 1966?
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Spandau
The four victorious powers took turns guarding him, a different nation each month.
💡 Did you know? After his death in 1987 the prison was demolished so that it could not become a shrine.
In which year did Hess die in prison at the age of 93?
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1987
On 17 August 1987 he hanged himself with an extension cable in a garden hut on the prison grounds.
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