Editorial: Rudolf HessThe story of Rudolf Hess is one of the strangest things in Nazi history. What the internal trouble was among the Nazi leaders we do not know – thieves keep counsel. The burnt-out plane aboard which Rudolf Hess left for Scotland, May 1941. Photograph: Photo 12/Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesOf all the Nazi leaders Hess seemed the most devoted to his chief. He received high preferment, became deputy leader, in control of the party organisation, and was always regarded as Hitler’s closest friend.

Source: The Guardian May 13, 2021 04:30 UTC