Historian Uncovers New Account: Document Suggests Hitler Knew of Hess' British Flight

[sysop]

Was Rudolf Hess's infamous flight to Great Britain in 1941 coordinated with Adolf Hitler? Although historians have long believed that the Nazi Party's second-in-command was acting on his own, newly revealed statements by a senior Hess adjutant may suggest otherwise.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...765607,00.html

[BTraven]

He flew from the end of one country to the end of another – a great achievement at that time. Perhaps Hess was the only Nazi who did not lost his mind because the flight indicates that he knew Germany could not win the war. It’s a pity that he was not allowed to give interviews in Spandau. It should not forgotten that half and month later Germany invaded Soviet Union. I think he knew it.

[paul]

It is a high time that the British will open their WW2 archives. It was supposed to be opened 50 years after the war - then is was prolonged by the British Government to 70 years and now the opening is extended to 100 years. In it (the British WW2 archives), of course, is the "whole" and true story of Rudolf Hess and his flight to England, his naive planned meeting with the Duke of Hamilton and the clever "role" that the British MI6 and others in Britain played to "lure" Rudolf Hess to England.

[BTraven]

Originally Posted by paul

It is a high time that the British will open their WW2 archives. It was supposed to be opened 50 years after the war - then is was prolonged by the British Government to 70 years and now the opening is extended to 100 years. In it (the British WW2 archives), of course, is the "whole" and true story of Rudolf Hess and his flight to England, his naive planned meeting with the Duke of Hamilton and the clever "role" that the British MI6 and others in Britain played to "lure" Rudolf Hess to England.

Do you know more about the role of the MI6?