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Hess, Rudolph


Germany, Political Person    (1894-04-26 to 1987)
• Hitler's personal secretary and one of his most loyal supporters.
• "With pride we see that one man remains beyond all criticism, that is the Führer. This is because everyone feels and knows: he is always right, and he will always be right. The National Socialism of all of us is anchored in uncritical loyalty, in the surrender to the Führer that does not ask for the why in individual cases, in the silent execution of his orders. We believe that the Führer is obeying a higher call to fashion German history. There can be no criticism of this belief."
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1940 1950 1960 1970 1980
OfficerGermanyGov
 
MemberNaziParty
 
Life ofHessR
 
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Government of Germany   (Officer of, 1933 to 1941-05) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Deputy Fuhrer in the Nazi regime
• 1941-05-01 : Made a secret flight to Britain to propose a "truce" which would leave the Nazis in control of Europe. He was imprisoned by the British as a POW, and disowned by Hitler and the Nazis.
National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP)   (Member of, 1920 to 1944) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1924 : Took dictation for Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" while both were in prison