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3 unusual facts about Spandau Prison


Hilde Schramm

Schramm had no contact with her father who was released from Spandau Prison in October 1966.

Margret Nissen

Nissen had no contact with her father who was released from Spandau Prison in October 1966.

Spandau: The Secret Diaries

While it principally deals with Speer's time while incarcerated at Spandau Prison, it also contains much material on his role in the Third Reich and his relationship with Adolf Hitler.


Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment

One of the battalion's duties included guarding the last remaining prisoner at Spandau Prison, Adolf Hitler's former deputy Rudolf Hess.

Eugene K. Bird

Lieutenant Colonel Eugene K. Bird (11 March 1926 – October 28, 2005) was US Commandant of the Spandau Allied Prison from 1964 to 1972 where, together with six others, Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess was incarcerated.


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