▁rooms ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁board ing ▁house . ▁They ▁married ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁their ▁only ▁child , ▁Wolf ▁R üd iger ▁H ess , ▁was ▁born ▁ten ▁years ▁later , ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁His ▁name ▁was , ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁part , ▁to ▁honour ▁Hitler , ▁who ▁often ▁used ▁" W olf " ▁as ▁a ▁code ▁name . ▁H ess ▁nick named ▁the ▁boy ▁" B uz ". ▁ ▁Rel ations hip ▁with ▁Hitler ▁ ▁After ▁hearing ▁the ▁NS D AP ▁leader ▁Hitler ▁speak ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁at ▁a ▁Mun ich ▁r ally , ▁H ess ▁became ▁completely ▁devoted ▁to ▁him . ▁They ▁held ▁a ▁shared ▁belief ▁in ▁the ▁st ab - in - the - back ▁myth , ▁the ▁notion ▁that ▁Germany ' s ▁loss ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁was ▁caused ▁by ▁a ▁consp i racy ▁of ▁Jews ▁and ▁B ols he vik s ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁military ▁defeat . ▁H ess ▁joined ▁the ▁NS D AP ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁as ▁member ▁number ▁ 1 6 . ▁As ▁the ▁party ▁continued ▁to ▁grow , ▁holding ▁r al lies ▁and ▁meet ings ▁in ▁ever ▁larger ▁be er ▁h alls ▁in ▁Mun ich , ▁he ▁focused ▁his ▁attention ▁on ▁fund ra ising ▁and ▁organis ational ▁activities . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁he ▁was ▁injured ▁while ▁protect ing ▁Hitler ▁when ▁a ▁bomb ▁plant ed ▁by ▁a