Rudolf Hess: Rudolf Hess. Self: Triumph of the Will. Rudolf Walter Richard Hess was a German politician and a leading member of the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany. Appointed Deputy Führer to Adolf Hitler in 1933, Hess held that position until 1941, when he flew solo to Scotland in an attempt to negotiate peace with the United Kingdom during World War II. He was taken prisoner and eventually convicted of crimes against...
Known For: Triumph of the Will (Self - Opens Congress, You Are Germany Speech, at HJ Rally, Reviews Parade, Sits on Hitler's Right, Introduces Hitler, Listens to Hitler, Hitler Is Germany Speech), The First World War (Writer), The Twisted Cross - Twelve Years that Shook the Earth (Self), Nuremberg (Self)