War Stories

The strange story of Rudolf Hess, the last Nazi prisoner (40 years in prison) (6x5)

Air date: Jun 21, 2022

On May 10, 1941, Rudolf Hess, Hitler's right-hand man, flew to Scotland on a most bizarre solitary mission: to negotiate peace with the enemy. His plan is a fiasco and he is imprisoned. But this is only the beginning of his long captivity. Sentenced to life imprisonment at the Nuremberg trial in 1947, he will spend the rest of his life behind bars. 40 long years of imprisonment, including 20 during which he will be the only inmate of a prison designed to accommodate... 600 inmates! Discover the strange and incredible story of Rudolf Hess, the last Nazi prisoner.