Who did Hess hope to arrange peace talks with in Scotland?
Winston Churchill
Duke of Hamilton
George VI
Prime Minister Clement Attlee
Answer
In September 1941, Hess flew from Germany to Scotland in a Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighter, landing at a farm near Eaglesham in Renfrewshire. He was hoping to arrange peace talks with the Duke of Hamilton, who was a member of the British peerage and an advocate of peace. Hess had been in contact with Hamilton through a third party, and had agreed to meet him in Scotland.
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