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Hess

Hess

3 9.1
A senior Nazi official who flew alone to Scotland in 1941 to try to make peace, later jailed for life
  • proper noun
: Rudolf Hess
  • In 1941, Rudolf Hess famously flew to Scotland in an attempt to negotiate peace with Great Britain.
  • Rudolf Hess
  • deputy Hess

Hitler allies Dietrich Eckhart and Rudolf Hess sprang into action to rally donors and the party base in Hitler's favor.

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Examples

  • Here, Hitler dictated Mein Kampf to his fellow prisoner, Rudolf Hess.

    Death of a Nation (2018)

  • Neo-Nazis in both East and West often celebrate the anniversary of the death of Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess

    CompleX (2021)

  • The last of the convicted defendants, Rudolf Hess, died in 1987 while still imprisoned.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Hitler allies Dietrich Eckhart and Rudolf Hess sprang into action to rally donors and the party base in Hitler's favor.

    The Great War

  • You have the strengths of Göring, the vitality of Goebbels, and the shrewdness of Hess.

    Invisible Agent (1942)

  • Rudolf Hess was imprisoned for life after being convicted during the Nuremberg Trials.

  • The controversial actions of Rudolf Hess have sparked debates among historians for decades.

Synonyms

Rudolf Hess
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A German Nazi leader who flew to Scotland in 1941 to seek peace and was jailed for life

is the shorter form using only the family name for identification

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Hess is a German family name that comes from the region Hesse, so it originally meant 'a person from Hesse'. So the name points to a German origin and helps you remember that Hess was a German official in World War II.