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After the Nazis assumed power in Germany, Hess was made Deputy Führer (a largely ceremonial position) and was placed in charge of the Party organization. Hess, however, lacked the intelligence and leadership of other prominent Nazis, and his influence waned in proportion to men such as [[Goering]], [[Himmler]], and [[Goebbels]]. He also took a keen interest in the supernatural, believing in [[astrology]] and evil spirits.  

After the Nazis assumed power in Germany, Hess was made Deputy Führer (a largely ceremonial position) and was placed in charge of the Party organization. Hess, however, lacked the intelligence and leadership of other prominent Nazis, and his influence waned in proportion to men such as [[Goering]], [[Himmler]], and [[Goebbels]]. He also took a keen interest in the supernatural, believing in [[astrology]] and evil spirits.  

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 [[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, through him, [[Churchill]] and [[George VI|the King]]. The British authorities arrested Hess, and Hitler condemned him as a traitor. Hess remained in prison at the [[Tower of London]] 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 by [[suicide]] in 1987, he was the prison's sole inmate.

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