Rudolf Hess
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Rudolf Hess has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025).
Rudolf Walter Richard Hess was a German politician, convicted war criminal and a leading member of the Nazi Party in Germany. Appointed Deputy Führer to Adolf Hitler in 1933, Hess held that position until 1941, when he flew solo to Scotland in an attempt to negotiate the United Kingdom's exit from the Second World War. He was taken prisoner and eventually convicted of crimes against peace. He was still serving his life sentence at the time of his suicide in 1987.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History |
Who talks about Rudolf Hess on podcasts?
Tom Holland brought up Rudolf Hess; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History.
- Why France Surrendered So Quickly In 1940 on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025) — Tom Holland
What is Rudolf Hess mentioned alongside?
Rudolf Hess is most often mentioned alongside Dover Castle, Eiffel Tower and Flanders.
Mentioned together: Dover Castle, Eiffel Tower, Flanders, Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, British king, Luftwaffe, Marxism, Marshall Pétain, Sir Max Hastings, Paul Reynaud