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Hess enlisted in the 7th Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment as an infantryman at the outbreak of World War I. He was wounded several times over the course of the war, and won the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Cross Iron Cross], second class, in 1915. Shortly before the war ended, Hess enrolled to train as an aviator, but he saw no combat in this role. He left the armed forces in December 1918 with the rank of ''Leutnant der Reserve''.

In autumn 1919 Hess enrolled in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Munich University of Munich], where he studied [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geopolitics geopolitics] under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Haushofer Karl Haushofer], a proponent of the concept of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebensraum Lebensraum]'' ("living space"), which later became one of the pillars of [http://en.~~wikipedia~~.~~org~~/wiki/Nazi_Party Nazi Party] (National Socialist German Workers Party; NSDAP) ideology. Hess joined the NSDAP on 1 July 1920, and was at Hitler's side on 8 November 1923 for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Hall_Putsch Beer Hall Putsch], a failed Nazi attempt to seize control of the government of Germany. Whilst serving time in jail for this attempted coup, Hess helped Hitler write his opus, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_Kampf Mein Kampf]'', which became a foundation of the political platform of the NSDAP.

In autumn 1919 Hess enrolled in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Munich University of Munich], where he studied [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geopolitics geopolitics] under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Haushofer Karl Haushofer], a proponent of the concept of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebensraum Lebensraum]'' ("living space"), which later became one of the pillars of [http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Nazi_Party Nazi Party] (National Socialist German Workers Party; NSDAP) ideology. Hess joined the NSDAP on 1 July 1920, and was at Hitler's side on 8 November 1923 for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Hall_Putsch Beer Hall Putsch], a failed Nazi attempt to seize control of the government of Germany. Whilst serving time in jail for this attempted coup, Hess helped Hitler write his opus, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_Kampf Mein Kampf]'', which became a foundation of the political platform of the NSDAP.

After the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Seizure_of_Power Nazi Seizure of Power] in 1933, Hess was appointed Deputy Führer of the NSDAP and received a post in Hitler's cabinet. In addition to appearing on Hitler's behalf at speaking engagements and rallies, Hess signed into law much of the legislation, including the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Laws Nuremberg Laws] of 1935, that stripped the Jews of Germany of their rights in the lead-up to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust the Holocaust].

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 Hess enlisted in the 7th Bavarian Field Artillery Regiment as an infantryman at the outbreak of World War I. He was wounded several times over the course of the war, and won the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Cross Iron Cross], second class, in 1915. Shortly before the war ended, Hess enrolled to train as an aviator, but he saw no combat in this role. He left the armed forces in December 1918 with the rank of ''Leutnant der Reserve''.
-In autumn 1919 Hess enrolled in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Munich University of Munich], where he studied [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geopolitics geopolitics] under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Haushofer Karl Haushofer], a proponent of the concept of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebensraum Lebensraum]'' ("living space"), which later became one of the pillars of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Party Nazi Party] (National Socialist German Workers Party; NSDAP) ideology. Hess joined the NSDAP on 1 July 1920, and was at Hitler's side on 8 November 1923 for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Hall_Putsch Beer Hall Putsch], a failed Nazi attempt to seize control of the government of Germany. Whilst serving time in jail for this attempted coup, Hess helped Hitler write his opus, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_Kampf Mein Kampf]'', which became a foundation of the political platform of the NSDAP.
+In autumn 1919 Hess enrolled in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Munich University of Munich], where he studied [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geopolitics geopolitics] under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Haushofer Karl Haushofer], a proponent of the concept of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebensraum Lebensraum]'' ("living space"), which later became one of the pillars of [http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Nazi_Party Nazi Party] (National Socialist German Workers Party; NSDAP) ideology. Hess joined the NSDAP on 1 July 1920, and was at Hitler's side on 8 November 1923 for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Hall_Putsch Beer Hall Putsch], a failed Nazi attempt to seize control of the government of Germany. Whilst serving time in jail for this attempted coup, Hess helped Hitler write his opus, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_Kampf Mein Kampf]'', which became a foundation of the political platform of the NSDAP.
 After the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Seizure_of_Power Nazi Seizure of Power] in 1933, Hess was appointed Deputy Führer of the NSDAP and received a post in Hitler's cabinet. In addition to appearing on Hitler's behalf at speaking engagements and rallies, Hess signed into law much of the legislation, including the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Laws Nuremberg Laws] of 1935, that stripped the Jews of Germany of their rights in the lead-up to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust the Holocaust].