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Like how this documentry completely ignores that Britain after the war declared the Hess files sealed for 75 years, than when that time was up, the files were ordered sealed for another 50 years! Why???

who kills himself at 93? No one could interview him for his entire period in prison.

I used to live a mile away from where Hess parachuted to in Scotland, on 10 May 1941. He landed at Floors Farm, Eaglesham, and was taken to Giffnock Police Station. Its still in use as a police station today. In 1993, a monument was erected on the spot where he landed, but protests followed, and it was taken down. There are photos of it online. Also, if you search ''protests about hess monument herald'' it should take you to a 1993 article in the Herald newspaper.

I was the American Prison Guard commander in August 1987. I remember that day clearly. The call from my Tower guard, my haste to the scene where I found Hess on the floor in the small outdoor room. I took his pulse, there was none. The American prison guard had gone to get his personal PA and I had called for my medic and the British doctor on call. They all worked to revive him. There were no strange men as his PA asserts. The building was in the open and no one could get to it without my guard or the prison warden seeing them. I watched the medical personnel perform CPR and administer some other treatments to no avail as he was rush to the British hospital. No mystery just an old man deciding it was time to go. End of story.

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even margaret thatcher would not allow his papers to be released imagine what was in them

To say that there was no reason to believe Hess would attempt suicide is misleading. I guarded him in the early 1970’s and we were warned to notify our immediate officers if he went into the garden shed because he was suicidal. And the shed itself looked nothing like your illustration and was not located at that spot although the one I remember could have been replaced at a later date

My father spoke fluent German, and in 1965 was part of the British guard detachment at Spandau Prison. He recounted conversations with Albert Speer, who impressed him with his intellect and grasp of world affairs. Von Schirach rarely made himself as available, and Hess was unreachable. His activities including constant flushing of his toilet (which had to be logged by the Guard Commander); childish games of 'Look what I've found!' (nothing) during his walks in the garden - basically anything which would inconvenience his captors.

I came here to learn about family history. Hess is my great great uncle. My grandmothers maiden name is Hess. I’ve always been told that we were blood relatives to him but never dug any deeper. This documentary helped me understand my family history & I thank you for that.

He Got Epsteined

i love how the historians tell us what Hess thought. The man was perfectly able to speak for himself but oh no....... couldn't have that.

I think it will always be impossible to express adequate gratitude to the many who fought to save the world from Nazism. God bless them each and all.

If Hess's time had been a little later, he probably would have loved Scientology.

While serving in Berlin with the 6th infantry regiment,I was part of a platoon guarding the Spandau prison 1958,I can remember Hess marching around the yard below the guard towers,we were never in close contact with the prisoners,that duty was left to personnel from neutral Countries.

He knew of many co-operations and peace conversations between the UK and the Germans.

I believe whatever happened to Hess while he was in the UK, the British government and secret service wanted it kept secret. In a book I read about him, his family hired an expert pathologist who found that Hess had a fractured hyoid bone (a small c-shaped bone in the neck). A fractured hyoid bone is a classic sign of strangulation. Apparently he was not faking mental illness and genuinely did suffer from what we would now call schizophrenia. He was the last prisoner to be kept in the Tower of London.

31:53 No one was more surprised when Hess dropped out of the sky in his parachute than a group of Scottish guard-cows, but they quickly recovered their wits and took him into cud-stody.

At the end of the documentary they said that the Soviets would not release him due to secrets he might have to share with the world. But then all of the sudden, after so many years in captivity, he decides to "hang himself" while the Soviets are in charge of his care.. after his being incarcerated for over 50 years. Without one single attempt at suicide the entire time. This is not conspiracy. This is truth...

Hess was also held at Maindiff Court Hospital Abergavenny. My Grandmother was a nurse there and used to look after him. He had a free run of the area and would regularly climb the Skirrid mountain with his guards.

Well done !! It is the most complete explanation I have seen/heard!!