Rudolf Hess Dies: Hitler's Last Inner Circle Member
Rudolf Hess died alone in Spandau Prison, ending his twenty-one-year tenure as its sole occupant. His death removed the last living link to Hitler's inner circle and silenced the final voice of the Nazi leadership that had ruled Germany with such brutality.
August 17, 1987
39 years ago
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