https://irving.video/videos/watch/3444d1ef-b55e-4b35-bcb7-97185fafeccc OverviewA lecture in which Irving examines Rudolf Hess's life, personality, and the circumstances surrounding his 1941 flight to Britain. Irving draws on correspondence, archival materials, and interviews with Hess's son Wolf Rüdiger to construct a portrait of Hess as an intelligent, methodical figure operating within the Nazi hierarchy. The talk ranges across Hess's imprisonment, his preparations for the Scottish mission, and Irving's own reflections on Nazi ideology and historical documentation. Topics coveredThe survival and provenance of Hess's Luftwaffe uniform, seized by British soldiers and recovered by German police 00:00:39, Hess's birth in Alexandria, Egypt, and his family correspondence during his rise through Nazi ranks 00:04:01, Hess's imprisonment with Hitler at Landsberg fortress following the 1923 Munich putsch, and his collaboration on Mein Kampf 00:05:02, Irving's experiences in Austrian solitary confinement and the Austrian government's destruction of his books 00:07:01, The authorship question surrounding Mein Kampf and the reliability of Hitler's Table Talk as historical evidence 00:09:01, The 1938 German plebiscite results and comparative assessment of National Socialist labor organization 00:10:00, Hess's decision to wear a military uniform during his flight to Britain to avoid execution as a spy 00:03:01, Key momentsIrving describes standing next to a tailor's dummy wearing Hess's actual flying uniform at an event with Hess's son, and traces how the garment survived British destruction orders through the actions of German police 00:00:39, Irving recounts receiving whiskey from an Austrian prison block chief on Christmas Eve, illustrating prison officers' sympathy for his case despite government hostility 00:08:01, Irving paraphrases one of Hitler's adjutants' final letter asserting that "National Socialism is a great creed" but was compromised by corrupt leadership, positioning Hess as an ideologically committed figure 00:11:00, SourceRecording context and audience information are not explicitly stated in the available transcript excerpt. The lecture appears to have been delivered to a live audience in an archival or historical society setting, though the specific venue, date, and organizing body are not identified in the metadata or transcript provided. About this archive: irving.video preserves the lectures, interviews, and TV appearances of historian David Irving. All videos are captioned, every transcript is searchable. Books at irvingbooks.com. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:06:42 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://irving.video https://irving.video/lazy-static/avatars/217f0272-12b9-4650-9c50-a2b60755061b.jpg https://irving.video/videos/watch/3444d1ef-b55e-4b35-bcb7-97185fafeccc All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://irving.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.