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Document on imprisonment of Rudolf Hess Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess , who flew to Scotland in May 1941 in a vain attempt to end the war, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Nuremberg by the victorious Allies for crimes against the peace. He remained in jail in Spandau, Berlin, until August 1987 when he was found strangled in a prison outbuilding. The family commissioned an independent autopsy by the Munich professor Dr Spann, which provided evidence that Hess had been murdered.

Himmler Hitler Heydrich Jäckel Auschwitz Wannsee conference Index to documents on Rudolf Hess Rudolf Hess ordered a halt to anti-Jewish outrages on the Night of Broken Glass, 1938 New Gestapo Documents on the Brave Peace Mission of Rudolf Hess to Scotland (UK) in May 1941 Britain tried to keep Hess in a British military hospital in Berlin in the 1970s [Related files Public Record Office, http://www.pro.gov.uk ] 1987 death of and autopsy on Rudolf Hess How the German authorities stifle

tokens of respect for Rudolf Hess (even now) Germany fines grandson of Rudolf Hess $1,100 (Jan 24, 2002) for saying there were no gas chambers in Dachau (which is true) Diary of the wife of British spy Frank Foley reveals he flew to Lisbon, Jan 1941, for two weeks.

Why ? rudolf-hess.org rudolfhess.org rudolf-hess.de rudolfhess.de rudolf-hess.com rudolfhess.com rudolf-hess.net rudolf-hess.net meinungsfreiheit.de meinungsfreiheit.com meinungsfreiheit.org The Website www.dragonfire.net has a singularly gruesome series of the autopsy photos NOTES BY THIS WEBSITE: David Irving wrote a book, Hess: The Missing Years (Macmillan, London, 1987), now out of print [ A free download is posted in early 2002 at this link ]. | Auschwitz | | | -Bücher | 1998

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Original Publication: 2005-01-01
Digital Archive: Focal Point Publications
Accessed: June 4, 2026