11th May 1941: Hitler's Deputy flies himself to Scotland attempting to broker a peace deal with 'England' - giving rise to a small industry of conspiracy theories
May 11, 2026
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An official image of Rudolf Hess (1894 -1987), Hitler's deputy in the Nazi Party, taken in 1935. After his solo flight to Britain, the Nazi propaganda machine did its best to portray him as mad or deranged.
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