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Clandestine photograph of a Polish political prisoner and medical experimentation victim in the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Pictured is Maria Kusmierczuk.

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3 Clandestine photograph of a Polish political prisoner and medical experimentation victim in the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Pictured is Maria Kusmierczuk. Her leg was disfigured by injections of tetanus bacteria as part of medical experiments carried out in the camp. October 1944.

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5 IV. Genetic Experiments A. Conducted by Josef Mengele B. Attempted to determine Aryan superiority C. Experiments on twins 1. Bodies photographed, measured, and x-rayed 2. Substantial amounts of body hair plucked out by the root 3. Totally shaven of all other hair, Photographed again 4. Several two liter enemas (laxatives) 5. Extensive lower intestinal examination 6. Urological examination 7. All experiments conducted without anesthesia 8. Twins gagged to prevent screaming 9. Killed simultaneously by an injection to the heart 10. Bodies dissected, organs sent to research labs


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