War Criminal Rudolf Hess
Once a pivotal cog in the Nazi machine, Rudolf Hess was a master of propaganda, shaping ideologies with a silver tongue. However, as war raged on, his star began to dim in Hitler’s eyes. In a daring twist of events on May 10, 1941, Hess took to the skies, flying solo to Scotland. His audacious plan? To broker peace between Germany and Britain. But fate had other plans, landing him in the custody of the British instead.
Rudolf Hess, once a prisoner of war, found himself in the heart of a dramatic Nuremberg trial, accused of heinous war crimes and acts against humanity. This grim saga led to a life sentence, mostly served in Berlin’s notorious Spandau Prison. His life’s curtain fell on August 17, 1987, at the ripe age of 93. The official cause? Suicide by hanging. Yet, whispers of a British intelligence conspiracy still muddy the waters of his controversial demise.