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Wasn’t Hess a rather low level functionary?

Nothing of the sort. Hess and Hitler went back together as fellow occultists in the Thule Society. From the occultist Thule society, Hess helped Hitler transform the occultic German Workers into the occult based nazi party.

Hess and Hitler were in prison together following the Beer Hall Putsch. While in prison together, Hitler dictated and Hess wrote Mein Kampf.

Hess ultimately rose to be third in command behind Herman Goering.

On the eve of Operation Barbarossa, Hess took off on a solo mission to England that remains shrouded in official secrecy but ostensibly, he was attempting to secure Germany's flank in anticipation of the invasion of Russia.

Because the objective of Operation Barbarossa was the capitulation of Russia in 1941, all Germany needed from England was assurance that no major offensive would be launched at Germany's flank, or North Africa in 1941. To what extent England complied will never be known but for certain, no major British offensive action took place in 1941 against the Germans.

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Because the objective of Operation Barbarossa was the capitulation of Russia in 1941, all Germany needed from England was assurance that no major offensive would be launched at Germany's flank, or North Africa in 1941. To what extent England complied will never be known but for certain, no major British offensive action took place in 1941 against the Germans.

In 1941, the Brits did capture Tobruk and Mogadishu, and did invade Iran, Syria, and Iraq. As a matter of fact, I believe the invasion of Syria and Iraq occurred the same month that Germany kicked off Operation Barbarossa. Of course the Brits were pushed back by the Germans to Egypt in May, which was a month or two before Operation Barbarossa. The Brits still scared the hell out of the Germans by nearly cutting off their fuel supplies.

Given that Britain lost the heavy equipment for nearly 350,000 soldiers at Dunkirk in the middle of 1940, and how much support they were sending to Australia, it's actually amazing how active they were in the Middle East and North Africa in 1941. They were getting plenty of gear from us, but making up the Dunkirk losses really took a lot out of them for a while. Then again, it's a lot easier to replace gear than men, and for them to get nearly 350,000 British and French soldiers out of Dunkirk was still one of the most amazing things to happen in the war.