Rudolf Walter Richard Heß, also spelled
Hess (26 April 1894 – 17 August 1987), was a prominent politician in
Nazi Germany. Appointed
Deputy Führer to
Adolf Hitler in 1933, he served in this position until 1941, when he flew solo to
Scotland in an attempt to negotiate peace with the United Kingdom during
World War II. He was taken prisoner and eventually was convicted of crimes against peace, serving a life sentence.