Euthanasia Flashcards
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Aktion 4 “mercy killings”
Nazis systematic extermination of certain groups including ill, aged , disabled and others,
Was part of an attempt to preserve the purity of the aryan race
Started in the 30s with forced sterilization of children with black fathers , those with genetic diseases and repeat criminals
Late 1939 Hitler appoints Karl Brandt and phill Bouhler as the heads
Started 4 centers by end of 1940 27,000 Germans killed by August 1941 35,000 exterminated
Officially closed down 1/9/41 from public pressure bishop Clemens Galen secretly continued until the end of the war
According to nurembourg trials 275,000 victims
Worst part trained medical Drs
Went on to run the extermination camps of operation Reinhardt
