During his lifetime, Walter Rudolf Hess was known for occupying one of the leading military positions in the Third Reich during the Second World War. He was the "right hand" of Adolf Hitler himself, he trusted him with almost all state secrets.
Biography
The life of the famous military leader began in 1894 in Egypt. Rudolph's birthday fell on April 26. He was the eldest child in the family, watched over his younger brother and sister. The boy's parents adhered to nationalist views, did not allow him to interact in any way with children of other nationalities. As a result, the young man began to study at home, since in educational institutions he was forced to contact with peers of the Egyptian race.
When Rudolph reached the age of 14, he and his family moved to Germany. Since Hess came from a warm climate, the teenager's skin was dark, this was the reason for constant ridicule and bullying from peers. Despite this, the young man was able to pull himself together and soon took the position of one of the best students of the German boarding house in the new country.
When Rudolph came of age, his father wanted to transfer the business to his son. For this, the family decided to send the young man to study in Switzerland, where he was supposed to become a first-class economist. But then the years of the First World War came, the guy immediately went to the front, completely passed the difficult years and returned to training in the city of Munich.
Activities in politics
In 1919, Rudolph first made acquaintance with the future leader of the Third Reich - Adolf Hitler. Their outlook on life coincided in almost all aspects: from racial hatred to political preferences. Four years later, two men tried to seize power in the Weimar Republic - the then political system of Germany. Their attempts were in vain, both served their sentences in prison - 2 years.
At the same time, the book "My Struggle" appeared, which Rudolph wrote within the walls of the correctional institution together with Hitler. After the release, the men tried in every possible way to come to power, Hess followed Adolf everywhere. Subsequently, in 1933, they managed to seize the primacy in the political system of the country - Germany gradually became a National Socialist power.
When Hitler began preparations for military action in the forties, Hess suggested that he establish cooperation with Great Britain, as he believed that this alliance could be useful. The Fuhrer rejected this proposal and did not pay attention to it.
Therefore, in 1941, in the midst of the conquest of Europe, Rudolph decided to make a secret flight to England, but suffered a plane crash in the middle of the way. Then he was recognized as a traitor to the Motherland, his name ceased to appear next to Adolf. Britain soon became friendly with the Soviet Union, which meant that Guiss's efforts were in vain.
Further destiny
At the end of the war, Rudolph was tried on a par with the most notorious criminals of the Third Reich, he was sentenced to life in prison. Within the walls of the correctional institution, he wrote various memoirs, for which he was punished by the deterioration of conditions of detention. His life ended in 2011 when an elderly man hanged himself in his own cell.
Personal life
Throughout his life, Hess had one wife - Ilsa Prel, a German woman was married to him for twenty long years, the wedding was played in 1927. During this time, they had an only child named Wolf.
