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In the Spring of 1941, in the midst of [[World War II]], Hess conceived a secret plan to travel of Britain in an effort ot negotiate peace with Germany, lacking any authority to do so. In May, he made a solo flight to Scotland, hoping to secure a meeting with the Duke of Hamilton, and, though him, [[Churchill]] and [[King George VI|the King]]. The British authorities arrested Hess, and Hitler condemned him as a traitor. Hess remained in prison throughout the war, and was one of the principal defendants at the [[Nuremberg Trials]] in 1946. Though there were questions about his sanity during the trial, he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for life. He served his sentence in [[Spandau Prison]] in [[Berlin]]. By the time of his death in 1987, he was the prison's sole inmate.
In the Spring of 1941, in the midst of [[World War II]], Hess conceived a secret plan to travel of Britain in an effort ot negotiate peace with Germany, lacking any authority to do so. In May, he made a solo flight to Scotland, hoping to secure a meeting with the Duke of Hamilton, and, though him, [[Churchill]] and [[King George VI|the King]]. The British authorities arrested Hess, and Hitler condemned him as a traitor. Hess remained in prison throughout the war, and was one of the principal defendants at the [[Nuremberg Trials]] in 1946. Though there were questions about his sanity during the trial, he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for life. He served his sentence in [[Spandau Prison]] in [[Berlin]]. By the time of his death in 1987, he was the prison's sole inmate.
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[[Category:Nazis]]
[[Category:Nazis]]