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This week in the War, 12–18 May 1941: The ‘pig in a potato field’—Martin Bormann takes Hess’s job

On 13 May 1941, three days after Rudolf Hess had fallen from the sky above Scotland, Hess’s protégé, Martin Bormann, stepped into the Deputy Fuehrer’s shoes. The Office of Deputy Fuehrer was renamed the ‘Party Chancellery’, and Bormann was confirmed … Continue reading

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