Hess escapade raises spirits in Britain

13th May 1941: The mystery of the Nazi Deputy Leader's mission to Britain is a source of amusement and light relief, undermining attempts to 'terrorise' the country

The propaganda message was always that ‘London can take it’ - and press images from the 12th and 13th reflected this.

Just two days after London had suffered a devastating raid with nearly 1500 killed and more seriously injured, less than a week after concerns had been raised in Parliament that the unrelenting ‘terror bombing’ was bringing people to the …