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Victory was inevitable.
Then Rudolf Hess destroyed everything.
Hess was Hitler's deputy fuhrer.
He'd been with the party since the early Munich days.
But Hess had a secret.
He believed in astrology more than he believed in Hitler.
In May 1941, Hess consulted his personal astrologer who said that the planets were aligned for peace negotiations.
Saturn and Jupiter formed a favorable angle.
Mars was in retreat.
If Hess flew to Scotland now, he could negotiate peace with Britain and save Germany from a two-front war.
He trusted the stars more than he trusted his generals.
Retrograde.
On May 10th, 1941, Hess flew 900 miles across the North Sea.
He parachuted into a Scottish field and demanded to meet Churchill.
The British arrested him immediately.
During interrogation, Hess explained his mission.
Churchill thought he was crazy.
When Hitler found out, he was furious.
Not because Hess failed, because Hess revealed what Hitler tried to hide, the prophecy.
Hitler ordered a purge.