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Originally Posted by Growler
I never understood the way the Western Allies treated Hess.
He lived out his years in jail, while after only a few years, Jochen Peiper was a free man; Peiper, and many others far more deserving of long sentences than Hess.
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And after he abandoned his post as Hitler's second in command to fly to Scotland to attempt to negotiate a peace settlement with the Allies no less. Makes about as much sense as General Dostler's execution of unmarked saboteurs case. I've long suspected it was more for long-term propaganda purposes than anything else. The fact that, again, Hitler's second in command would do this seems honestly, though, golden in its own right (as far as propaganda value is concerned, anyway).