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Rudolf Hess
see synonyms of rudolf hessNoun
1. hess, rudolf hess, walther richard rudolf hess
Nazi leader who in 1941 flew a solo flight to Scotland in an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain but was imprisoned for life (1894-1987)
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Rudolf Hess
see synonyms of rudolf hess Egyptian-born German Nazi leader. When Hitler became chancellor (1933), he named Hess as deputy führer and later (1939) as second in line to succeed him. In May 1941 Hess was captured in Scotland. At the Nuremberg trials (1946) he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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