UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. KARL BRANDT ET AL. (CASE I)
NOVEMBER 21, 1946 - AUGUST 20, 1947
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KARL BRANDT Brandt was the personal physician to Hitler. He was active in the Schutzstaffeln Der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei (commonly known as the "SS") and the Commissioner for Health and Sanitation. After World War II he was tried at Nuremberg and found guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and membership of a criminal organization (the SS). He was executed by hanging on June 2, 1948 at Landsberg prison in Bavaria.
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FRITZ FISCHER Fischer was a Major in the Waffen SS and an Assistant Physician to Karl Gebhardt at the hospital at Hohenlychen. After World War II he was tried at Nuremberg and found guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and membership of a criminal organization (the Schutzstaffeln Der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei - commonly known as the "SS"). He was sentenced to life imprisonment. His sentence was later reduced on appeal to fifteen years. |
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WALDEMAR HOVEN Hoven was Chief Doctor of Buchenwald Concentration Camp. After World War II he was tried at Nuremberg and found guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and membership of a criminal organization (the Schutzstaffeln Der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei - commonly known as the "SS"). He was executed by hanging on June 2, 1948 at Landsberg prison in Bavaria. |
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WOLFRAM SIEVERS Sievers was a colonel in the Schutzstaffeln Der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei (commonly known as the "SS") and Director of the Institute for Military Scientific Research. He was also the Deputy Chairman of the Managing Board of Directors of the Reich Research Council. After World War II he was tried at Nuremberg and found guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and membership of a criminal organization (the SS). He was executed by hanging on June 2, 1948 at Landsberg prison in Bavaria. |
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HERTA OBERHEUSER Oberheuser was a physician at Ravensbrueck Concentration Camp and an Assistant Physician to Gebhardt at the hospital at Hohenlychen. After World War II she was tried at Nuremberg and found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. She was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of twenty years. Her sentence was later reduced on appeal to ten years. |
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HELMUT POPPENDICK Poppendick was a Senior Colonel in the Schutzstaffeln Der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei (commonly known as the "SS"). After World War II he was tried at Nuremberg and found guilty of being a member of a criminal organization (the SS). He was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of ten years. His sentence was later reduced on appeal to time served. |
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OSKAR SCHROEDER Schroeder was the Lieutenant General of Medical Services. After World War II he was tried at Nuremberg and found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. His sentence was later reduced on appeal to fifteen years. |
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GERHARD ROSE Rose was the Brigadier General of Medical Services of the Air Force. He was also Vice president of the Chief of the Department for Tropical Medicine and Hygienic Adviser for Tropical Medicine to the Chief of Medical Services of the Luftwaffe. After World War II he was tried at Nuremberg and found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. His sentence was later reduced on appeal to fifteen years. |
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KARL GENZKEN Genzken was Chief of the Medical Department, a part of the Waffen SS. After World War II he was tried at Nuremberg and found guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and membership of a criminal organization (the Schutzstaffeln Der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei - commonly known as the "SS"). He was sentenced to life imprisonment. His sentence was later reduced on appeal to twenty years. |
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WILHELM BEIGLBOECK Beiglboeck was a Consulting Physician to the Luftwaffe. After World War II he was tried at Nuremberg and found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. He was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of fifteen years. His sentence was later reduced on appeal to ten years. |
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HERMANN BECKER-FREYSENG Brecker-Freyseng was the Captian of Medical Services of the Air Force and Chief of the Department for Aviation Medicine of the Chief of Medical Services of the Luftwaffe. After World War II he was tried at Nuremberg and found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. He was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of twenty years. His sentence was later reduced on appeal to ten years. |
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VIKTOR BRACK Brack was a Senior Colonel in the Schutzstaffeln Der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei (commonly known as the "SS") and the Chief Administrative Officer in the Chancellery of the Fuehrer. After World War II he was tried at Nuremberg and found guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and membership of a criminal organization (the SS). He was executed by hanging on June 2, 1948 at Landsberg prison in Bavaria. |
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RUDOLF BRANDT Brandt was a Personal Administrative Officer to Himmler (head of the the Schutzstaffeln Der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei, commonly known as the "SS"). After World War II he was tried at Nuremberg and found guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and membership of a criminal organization (the SS). He was executed by hanging on June 2, 1948 at Landsberg prison in Bavaria. |
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JOACHIM MRUGOWSKY Mrugowsky was the Chief Hygienist of the Reich Physicians SS and Police and of the Institute of the Waffen SS. After World War II he was tried at Nuremberg and found guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and membership of a criminal organization (the Schutzstaffeln Der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei - commonly known as the "SS"). He was executed by hanging on June 2, 1948 at Landsberg prison in Bavaria. |
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SIEGFRIED HANDLOSER Handloser was Medical Inspector of the Army and Chief of Medical Services of the Armed Forces. After World War II he was tried at Nuremberg and found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. His sentence was later reduced on appeal to twenty years. |
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KARL GEBHARDT Gebhardt was the personal physician to Himmler Himmler (head of the the Schutzstaffeln Der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei, commonly known as the "SS") and the president of the German Red Cross. After World War II he was tried at Nuremberg and found guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and membership of a criminal organization (the SS). He was executed by hanging on June 2, 1948 at Landsberg prison in Bavaria. |


















