In 1941, Hitler's deputy flew a solo mission to Scotland to negotiate a secret peace
In one of the strangest episodes of World War II, Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess embarked on a rogue solo flight to Scotland, hoping to broker an unauthorized peace treaty with the British government.
On May 10, 1941, Rudolf Hess took off from Germany in a Messerschmitt fighter, evading both German and British defenses to parachute into a Scottish field. As the Deputy Fuhrer, he believed he could bypass Winston Churchill and negotiate a peace deal with the Duke of Hamilton to end the war between Germany and Britain.
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