Birth of Rudolph Hess
Birth of Rudolph Hess, son of a German importer the owner of Hess & Co
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Rudolph Hess Biography and Timeline
Follow Rudolph Hess through 26 dated historical records for Germany.
Rudolph Hess, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1894–1987Years on this page
1894
1915
Iron Cross
Awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class
Role range: 1914-1918
1916
Battle of Neuville
Participates in the Battle of Neuville St Vaast
Role range: 1914-1918
Battle of Verdun
Participates in the Battle of Verdun
Role range: 1914-1918
1918
Thule Society
Appointed Member of Thule Society
1919
Coup
Helps overthrow the Bavarian Soviet Regime
Revolution of Germany
Helps overthrow the Bavarian Soviet Regime
1920
Secretary of Hitler
Appointed Hitler's Secretary
1923
Plot
Siezes Bavarian Government ministers & holds them under arrest
Arrest of Rudolph Hess
Arrested for part played in the Beer Hall Putsch
1924
Mein Kampf
Puplication of "Mein Kampf", helped by Herman Hess
Arrest of Rudolph Hess
Imprisoned for 6 months alongside Hitler in Landsberg Prison. Gives himself up for part played in the Munich Beer Hall putsch
1927
1st Transatlantic Flight
Writes to Henry Ford asking for 200,000 Marks to fly from Europe to America, refused
NSDAP
Produces "Road to Revival", circulated among top industrialists
1928
Alliance Rudolph Hess and Fritz Thyssen
Succeeds in raising funds from Fritz Thyssen
Role range: 1919-1933
1929
Brown House
Raises funds to enable the NSDAP to move its HQ to the Briennerstrasse in Munich
NSDAP
Raises funds to enable the NSDAP to move its HQ to the Briennerstrasse in Munich
1932
Deputy Head of State
Appointed Deputy Fuhrer to Hitler
1933
Arrest of SA Leaders
Rounds up SA leaders in Munich & arrests them
Role range: 1933-1945
1938
Anschluss
Documents are found signed by Hess clearing an Austrian Nazi revolt in the Spring. Austrian police raid the Committee of Seven Vienna HQ
Role range: 1933-1945
1939
Deputy Head of State
Appointed second in succession to the head of State behind Hitler
Role range: 1933-1945
1940
Massacre
2.5 million are exterminated under his command
Role range: 1939-1945
1941
Arrest of Rudolph Hess
Arrested by the British & held as a POW
Role range: 1939-1945
Meeting with The Duke of Hamilton to submit his
Proposes asking Britain to give Germany a free hand in Europe, in exchange Germany will leave the British Empire intact. Hess flies himself to Scotland & meets the Duke of Hamilton to submit his own peace proposals
Role range: 1939-1945
1987
Death of Rudolph Hess
It is announced that Hess has committed suicide in Spandau
Role range: 1933-1945
Suicide
It is announced that Hess has committed suicide in Spandau
Role range: 1933-1945
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.