The Relationship Between Rudolf Hess And Adolf Hitler

A man’s best friend is often describe as a dog for various reasons. Dogs are often loved for their championship throughout life and all the events that come with it. When you think of dogs, the word “loyal” commonly emerges into one’s mind. Loyalty is described as showing constant support to an individual or group during the good and bad times. During the Holocaust, there were many loyal supporters. Many people supported different sides; Britain, France, Australia, Canada, and the Nazis. One Nazi officer known for his extreme loyalty towards the Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler was Rudolf Hess. Throughout the Holocaust Rudolf Hess played the role of a perpetrator in the crimes committed because of his loyalty towards Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party,
They both already had found for Germany in World War 1. Despite this, they did not formally meet until years after the war in prison (Costello 1). During their prison time, a few events occurred that helped bond the relationship between Rudolf Hess and Adolf Hitler. During their prison time, both men agreed the Jews were to blame for the loss of World War 1 (Low 107). This similar perspective laid the foundation for their growing relationship. In addition to that, Hess took dictation for and edited Adolf Hitler’s book, Mein Kampf (“Hess, Rudolf” 1). This was the icing on the cake to their relationship, Rudolf Hess now knew the struggles in which Adolf Hitler had experienced. With all this, Rudolf Hess was ready to give up his very bright future as a scholar and dedicate his life to serving Adolf Hitler (Low
Rudolf Hess ruthlessly murder or helped murder millions of Jews. During the time before he flew his peace mission, he killed like a executioner; mindlessly and regularly. Up until Rudolf Hess’ flight for peace with Britain, he supported all of Germany’s aggressive actions towards Jews and their communities (Low 5). He never had any second thoughts about his support with the Nazi forces or their plans of exterminating the Jews. The Nuremberg trials is where Rudolf Hess first expressed his lack of pity to those he hurt and killed. This is expressed by, “In his final speech to the court, he said ‘...I regret nothing. If I were standing once more at the beginning I should act once again as I did then, even if I knew that at the end I should be burnt at the stake…’” (Catherwood and Horvitz 2). Despite all the consequences, a lifetime in prison, Rudolf Hess would do it all again. He has no pity for the families he