What happened to Alfred Hess after WW2?

Appointed Deputy Führer to Adolf Hitler in 1933, Hess served in that position until 1941, when he flew solo to Scotland in an attempt to negotiate peace with the United Kingdom during World War II. He was taken prisoner and eventually convicted of crimes against peace, serving a life sentence until his suicide in 1987.

What happened to Rudolf Hess’s Messerschmitt?

The wreckage of Rudolf Hess’ Messerschmitt Bf 110D after crashing at Bonnyton Moor, Scotland, on May 10th, 1941. We now know that before Rudolf Hess’ flight to Scotland there was talk of peace talks between Britain and Germany.

When did Heinrich Hess become a pilot?

Retaining his interest in flying after the end of his active military career, Hess obtained his private pilot’s licence on 4 April 1929. His instructor was World War I flying ace Theodor Croneiss. In 1930 Hess became the owner of a BFW M.23b monoplane sponsored by the party newspaper, the Völkischer Beobachter.

Was Hess duped by the British?

British historian Peter Padfield explores the “British duped Hess” theory in Hess, Hitler & Churchill. As with much of the Hess affair definitive evidence is lacking but a few tantalizing possibilities exist.

What was the verdict of Heinrich Hess?

Hess was found guilty on two counts: crimes against peace (planning and preparing a war of aggression), and conspiracy with other German leaders to commit crimes. He was found not guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. He was given a life sentence, one of seven Nazis to receive prison sentences at the trial.

Who is Rüdiger Hess’s wife ililse Pröhl?

Ilse Pröhl, a fellow student at the university, met Hess in April 1920 when they by chance rented rooms in the same boarding house. They married on 20 December 1927 and their only child, Wolf Rüdiger Hess, was born ten years later, on 18 November 1937.

What did Henry Hess really think he could do?

Hess deluded himself into thinking that he could broker a peace deal and thought he could secure the peace that Chamberlain thought he had gained when he flew to Munich before the war started.”

Did British intelligence lure David Hess to Britain with peace deal?

But for years conspiracy theorists, including Hess’s own son, Wolf Rudiger Hess, have suggested British intelligence lured Hess to Britain with a proffered peace deal between Britain and Germany.