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title: Rudolf Hess in Prison
author: Library of Congress
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19847/rudolf-hess-in-prison/
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updated: 2025-01-06
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# Rudolf Hess in Prison

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## Image File

[![Rudolf Hess in Prison](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19847.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19847.png)

## Image Caption

A 1945 photograph of [Rudolf Hess](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rudolf_Hess/) (1894-1987), once deputy leader of the German Nazi Party, in his prison cell during the [Nuremberg Trials](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nuremberg_Trials/). (U.S. Army Signal Corps - Library of Congress)

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Congress, L. o. (2025, January 06). Rudolf Hess in Prison. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19847/rudolf-hess-in-prison/>
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### MLA
Congress, Library of. "Rudolf Hess in Prison." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Jan 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19847/rudolf-hess-in-prison/>.

## License & Copyright

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