Rudolf Walter Richard Hess

Was an attempt by the Nazi party to start a revolution lead by Hitler and Erich Ludendorff. The Nazi party and the Hermann Göring’s Brown Shirts. They marched to the Odeonsplatz square in central Munich where the mob was fired upon and dispersed. When the police opened fire Hitler ran into a “yellow Opel parked nearby with its motor running”. Sixteen of the rioters, and three police men died.

Hitler was sent to Landsberg prison to serve his five year sentence along with Rudolf Hess. The two worked on Hitler’s book Mein Kampf meaning My Struggle/War. The prison had comfortable quarters, and many of the guard’s were fans of his trial and his ideas.

When the Beer Hall Putsch goes south Hess flees into the mountains of Germany by the town of Tegernsee where he kidnaps two people in their house. Once the news comes that Hitler and the rest of his allies had been arrested Hess left his hostages and crosses the board into Austria.

After a short time in Austria Hess returns to Germany where he is put on trial and given eighteen months in jail. He is put into Landsburg prison with Hitler where together they write Mein Kampf.

Hess had become disenchanted with the war so he stole a plane and flew it to Scotland where he ejected after being fired upon with artillery rounds. Once captured he demanded to talk to the Duke of Hamilton.

Once he obtained audience with the Duke he laid out his peace deal to the British to where he generously allowed the British empire to keep much of it?s holdings if Nazi Germany could have the Europe mainland.

Before being moved to Mychett Place prisoner of war he had a short stay at the Tower of London on the banks of the Thames. His stay here was ended when Hitler said that Hess did not have his authorization to negotiate a peace deal, and that he was working of his own will and mentally insane.

After Hitler said that Hess had no authority to make a peace deal he was swiftly moved to the British army base at Mychette where he was held as a prisoner of war. During his year stay he made several attempts at suicide.

Hess stayed at the Hospital until the end of the war, when he was then transferred to Nuremberg to be tried for war crimes. While at his hospital stay Hess claimed to have amnesia, and that he did not remember the bad things he did while in Nazi Germany.

Hess stayed in a prison cell at Nuremberg while on trial for war crimes. He was found guilty, but received a life sentence instead of death.

Göring takes an offer from American intelligence gatherers to sit in a room with Hess to get him to admit that he was not suffering from amnesia. Hess never let down his facade - insisting that he did not remember anything.

Directly after Hess’ defense lawyer makes a statement declaring that he is not fit to stand trial due to his amnesia Hess stands up to make an announcement. He had prepared a statement that he pulled from his pocket and read stating that he had made the clam he had mental problems for his protection, and that he was capable, and was willing to take responsibility for everything he was guilty of.

Hess escaped execution by hanging, and instead received a life imprisonment. He was found guilty of conspiracy and crimes against peace.

Remainder of His Life in Spandau in British controlled Berlin. The last twenty one years of his life he was the only prisoner in the prison. He left the prison when he wrapped a wire cord around his neck and hung him self.