History mystery: Rudolf Hess' flight to England (165 views, 0 replies)
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Rudolf Hess was born on April 26, 1894 in Alexandria, Egypt. His father was a wealthy Bavarian merchant. He grew up in Alexandria until the age of 12 when he was sent back to Germany to continue his education at Bad Godesberg. What isn't talked about is that he was Prince Phillip Mountbatten's cousin. Phillip Mountbatten was Queen Elizabeth II's husband. He was no hero or would be martyr.
In August 1914, Hess enlisted in the German army and fought in the First World War taking part in some of the toughest battles (Ypres, Verdun). In his service he was injured and was awarded military distinctions. By the end of the war he was trained as a pilot, but he did not take part in actual operations.
After the end of the war, Hess studied economics and politics at the University of Munich. There he was inspired by the teaching of Karl Haushofer, an old general of the German army, who formulated the theory of "lebensraum", the idea that Germany should seek vital growth space by expanding into eastern Europe. When he later became acquainted with Hitler, he presented him with the theory which became one of the pillars of Nazi ideology and the driving force of World War II.
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