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[[File:Rudolph Hess.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Hess: Sole inmate at Spandau Prison]]

 

|image=Rudolph Hess.jpg

|birth_date=April 26, 1894

|birth_place=[[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]]

|death_date=August 17, 1987 (aged 93)

|death_place=Spandau, West Berlin

'''Rudolf Hess''' (1894 - 1987) was a high-ranking [[Nazi]] official. Hess was born in [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]]; his father was a German wholesale merchant.  When he was young, his family moved to Germany, where he fought in [[World War I]] and was wounded twice serving as an infantryman. He was awarded the Iron Cross, second class. In the fall of 1918, he was allowed to train as a pilot. However, the war ended before he saw any action as a flyer. In 1920 he heard [[Hitler]] speak, became an instant follower and party member. He soon became Hitler's personal secretary and close associate. In 1923 he participated in the Munich [[Beer Hall Putsch]], after which he was arrested and imprisoned with Hitler and other Nazi leaders at that time. While incarcerated at Landsberg Fortress Prison, Hitler dictated ''[[Mein Kampf]]'' to Hess.

'''Rudolf Hess''' (1894 - 1987) was a high-ranking [[Nazi]] official. Hess was born in [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]]; his father was a German wholesale merchant.  When he was young, his family moved to Germany, where he fought in [[World War I]] and was wounded twice serving as an infantryman. He was awarded the Iron Cross, second class. In the fall of 1918, he was allowed to train as a pilot. However, the war ended before he saw any action as a flyer. In 1920 he heard [[Hitler]] speak, became an instant follower and party member. He soon became Hitler's personal secretary and close associate. In 1923 he participated in the Munich [[Beer Hall Putsch]], after which he was arrested and imprisoned with Hitler and other Nazi leaders at that time. While incarcerated at Landsberg Fortress Prison, Hitler dictated ''[[Mein Kampf]]'' to Hess.