European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes thursday september 10.1987 deaf i of Hess marked end of Era by Andy Rodney Rudolf Hess was unique in inc world until his Drain Ems him. I miss him because when a major figure from the past Dies even one of the bad Guys Lite Hess. I fill older. Hess was the Tasi of inc nazi leaders. Wilh his death inc Nizzi Era recedes from the recent past into inc never never land of ancient history and we re All receding Wilh in. Future generations removed Firon firsthand knowledge of the nazis might conclude that it could never happen again bul in could happen again. Just look around. It s no Honor to have lived while mess lived. He was t a great Man except in the same sense that Adolf Hiller was great in he magnitude of his evil Ness the Ory of Rudolf Hess is a legend though and one of Fth major mysteries of modern history. On May 10, 1941, the first Deputy to Hiller took off from Germany in a fighter plane. Almost 800 Miles Ecsi. He parachuted Ohio the Meadows around the estate of the Duke of Hamilton near Glasgow Scotland. This former bodyguard and personal Ecru Ary to Hitler broke an ankle in the jump. When he was found he demanded to be taken to Winston Church ill. He said he had come to offer a peace plan to the British. He contended Hal the soviet Union was inc real enemy and that by ending inc War Between them orca or Tarn and Germany to a whirr could at tack and defeat lie soviet Union. Hitler said he did t know Hess was flying to Scot land and no one Gnu we the Temh. Was he a Lone missionary or Hitler s messenger if Hitler could have arranged for the British to cease fire and join him in his attack a month later on the soviet Union in could be a different world now. Churchill touched at Hess and threw him in the Tower of London. He was imprisoned from thai Day. May 10, 1941 until he died aug. 17, i937,a1 the age of 93, Hess was the Only prisoner in Spandau prison built to hold 600, it Cost the allies $ i million a year to keep inc prison open for him. Each of the wartime allies the United states Britain France and the soviet Union assigned 30 soldiers to guard duty Al Spandau. There were four prison governors 19 War Dens four doctors three interpreters a Cook and an office stuff Ai the prison. All to guard one Man. Life is what Hess deserved not a Day less. His surviving wife use and his son Wolf arc among the few who mourn Hess. I feel bad about it because with inc death of anyone there Are so Many things that Are lost and gone forever Hess never talked and with his death a great historical record was lost. How to Tell demo hopefuls apart Beau Buchwald the fun of watching the democratic presidential candidates on to is guessing who they Are. 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