Rudolf Walter Richard Hess was a German politician, convicted war criminal, and a leading member of the Nazi Party in Germany. Appointed Deputy to the Führer in 1933, Hess held that position until 194
Hess in 1935
Hess (right) with his geopolitics professor, Karl Haushofer, c. 1920
Hitler, Emil Maurice, Hermann Kriebel, Hess, and Friedrich Weber at Landsberg Prison in 1924
Hess (2nd from left, behind Heinrich Himmler) was an early supporter of the Nazi Party.
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Germany in the Nazi era from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chan
Rudolf Hess
…Haushofer cited to justify the proposal that Germany should forcefully conquer additional territory in Eastern Europe. He later introduced this concept to Adolf Hitler, and it became one of the pillars of Nazi Party ideology. Hess became friends with Haushofer and his son Albrecht, a social theorist and lecturer. Ilse…
Hitler's father, Alois, c. 1900
Hitler's mother, Klara, 1870s