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Rudolf Hess

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The remains of Rudolf Hess,a close collaborator of A.Hitler have been dug up and his grave was removed.The remains are to be burned and dispersed over the see. The grave of R.Hess in Wunsiedel(Bavaria Germany) was the scene for extreem rightwing gatherings.When the consession for the grave ended,the chuch refused to renew it.At first the family was opposed to the removal of the grave but in the end they gave up . The archive photo above shows Rudolf Hess,right hand of A.Hitler in december 1938. Hess was captured in 1941 after he parachuted over Scotland on a bizarre peace mission.His mission was disapproved of by Hitler.He was sentenced to imprisonment for live by the Allies and died at age 93 in the Spandau prison in West -Berlin in 1987.