Doctors of The Holocaust By: Cheyene Hitchcock, Kimberly Via, and Tara Liles

Background Information: During the Holocaust, the Nazi Party carried out a series of medical experiments to advance German medicine without the consent of the patients upon whom the experiments were conducted and with total disregard for the patients suffering, or even their survival. Some of these experiments had legitimate scientific purposes, though the methods that were used violated the canons of medical ethics. Others were racial in nature, designed to advance Nazi racial theories. Most were simply bad science.

Famous “Doctors” of the Holocaust

Josef Mengele: Born in March 16, 1911 Worked at Auschwitz from May 1943-January 1645 Worked primarily on twins Known as the “Angel of Death” Made the decisions if you were to live or to parish

Experiments of the Holocaust

Carl Clauberg: Born on September 28, 1898 Worked primarily with X-ray sterilization “Cheap and efficient” ways to sterilize women Was sent to Auschwitz to experiment Injected thousands; some lost their lives

Herta Oberheuser: Born on May 15, 1911 Injected oil into kids Cut and dissecting people Tried to simulate battle wounds Sentenced 20 years, but released and became a family doctor

Hans Eppinger: Born on January 5, 1879 Doctor at Dachau Gave his prisoners only salt water to drink Wanted to test how long the prisoners would live Only lasted 6 to 12 days

Freezing: Tested for military safety Ice tanks Wanted to create a cure for Hypothermia Tested this experiment two ways One of the most time consuming experiments

Twins: Mengele was famous with his twins Blood had to be drawn everyday Mengele fed them well Children did not fear Mengele

Tuberculosis: Illness that affects the lungs Good number of prisoners died of tuberculosis alone

Gas Chambers: Designed for mass killings Killed thousands Poisonous or asphyxiant gas Hydrogen cyanide

Transplants: Bone, muscle, and joints were all things Nazis transplanted The purpose was to see if they could move the parts of the bod from one person to another Using no anesthetic

Seawater: Wanted to make seawater drinkable for their troops Most people died of extreme dehydration Prisoners would only last 6 to 12 days Suffering of the prisoners

Artificial Insemination: Is the process of introducing sperm into a uterus medically Many women died of complications Many suffered from Pelvic Inflammatory Disease There are no reports of children made from these experiments

Cutting: Cutting was done to simulate the effect of a wound in battle People we cut daily Wanted to know what worked best to heal