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When was Hess exhumed and cremated?

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  • 2011

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In 2011, Rudolf Hess was exhumed from his grave in Wunsiedel and cremated. This was done after a request by his family, who had argued that his body was being used as a shrine by neo-Nazis. Hess was the only member of the Nazi leadership to be executed for war crimes after the war.
Hess-tory in the Making: Unveiling the Enigmatic Rudolf Hess

Hess-tory in the Making: Unveiling the Enigmatic Rudolf Hess

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