Rudolph Hess Biography

Birth of Rudolph Hess, son of a German importer the owner of Hess & Co

Awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class

Participates in the Battle of Neuville St Vaast

Participates in the Battle of Verdun

Appointed Member of Thule Society

Helps overthrow the Bavarian Soviet Regime

Helps overthrow the Bavarian Soviet Regime

Appointed Hitler's Secretary

Arrested for part played in the Beer Hall Putsch

Siezes Bavarian Government ministers & holds them under arrest

Imprisoned for 6 months alongside Hitler in Landsberg Prison. Gives himself up for part played in the Munich Beer Hall putsch

Puplication of "Mein Kampf", helped by Herman Hess

Writes to Henry Ford asking for 200,000 Marks to fly from Europe to America, refused

Produces "Road to Revival", circulated among top industrialists

Succeeds in raising funds from Fritz Thyssen

Raises funds to enable the NSDAP to move its HQ to the Briennerstrasse in Munich

Raises funds to enable the NSDAP to move its HQ to the Briennerstrasse in Munich

Appointed Deputy Fuhrer to Hitler

Rounds up SA leaders in Munich & arrests them

Documents are found signed by Hess clearing an Austrian Nazi revolt in the Spring. Austrian police raid the Committee of Seven Vienna HQ

Appointed second in succession to the head of State behind Hitler

2.5 million are exterminated under his command

Arrested by the British & held as a POW

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

It is announced that Hess has committed suicide in Spandau

It is announced that Hess has committed suicide in Spandau