Hitler's Occult Purge After Hess's Scotland Flight

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]In the chaotic spring of 1941, as World War II gripped Europe, Rudolf Hess, Hitler's long-time deputy, stunned the world by flying solo to Scotland in a bizarre bid for peace.

[00:00:13]His defection exposed a hidden underbelly of the Nazi regime, an obsession with the occult. Furious and humiliated, Hitler unleashed Action Hess, a ruthless purge targeting hundreds of Germany's astrologers, fortune-tellers, and self-proclaimed mystics.

[00:00:32]Gestapo agents raided homes and offices, >> [music] >> dragging suspects to concentration camps like Dachau and Buchenwald.

[00:00:40]Many vanished without trial. Their crime?

[00:00:43]Having whispered prophecies that failed to align with the Führer's unyielding ambitions. In a final irony, as Allied bombs rained down, Hitler may have sensed the stars had never truly favored his cause. Made with 1703.dot.co.