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He was born in Mühlhausen, Alsace (then in Germany). He became a medical doctor in 1928. He joined the NSDAP in January 1932, and became a member of the SA in 1933. He became a member of the SS in July 1934 and was appointed Untersturmführer. From the summer of 1934 he was Hitler's "Escort Physician". He received regular promotions in the SS, by January 1943 he was a major general. On April 16, 1945 he was arrested by the Gestapo, and was condemned to death by a court at Berlin. He was released from arrest by order of Doenitz on May 2, 1945. On May 23, 1945 he was placed under arrest by the British.
He was tried along with twenty-two others at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany. The trial was officially titled United States of America v. Karl Brandt et al., but is more commonly referred to as the " Doctors' Trial", it began on December 9, 1946Events January January 4 Theodore Schurch becomes the last person to be executed for offences committed under the Treachery Act of 1940 January 7 Allied recognize Austrian republic with 1937 borders the country is divided into four occupation zones Januar. He was charged with "special responsibility for, and participation in, Freezing, MalariaMalaria ( Italian: bad air ; formerly called ague or marsh fever in English) is an infectious disease which causes about 500 million infections and 2 million deaths annually, mainly in the tropics and sub-Saharan Africa. The protozoan cause of malaria was, Lost GasMustard gas (HD) is a chemical compound that was first used as a chemical weapon in World War I. In pure form, it is a colourless, odourless, viscous liquid at room temperature and causes blistering of the skin. The name comes from impure mustard gas, whi, Sulfanilamide, Bone, Muscle and Nerve Regeneration and Bone Transplantation, Sea-Water, Epidemic JaundiceJaundice technically known as icterus is yellowing of the skin, sclera (eyes) and mucous membranes caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the system. Usually the concentration of bilirubin in the blood must exceed 2-3mg/dL for the coloration to be eas, Sterilization, and TyphusThis is about the disease Typhus. See Typhus (monster) for the monster in Greek mythology, or typhoid fever for a totally different disease that because of its similar name is often confused with it. Typhus is a name given to several similar diseases caus Experiments... [also] in connection with the planning and carrying out of the Nazi's T-4 Euthanasia ProgramIn Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler's T-4 " Euthanasia" Program was established in order to maintain the supposed purity ( eugenics) of the so-called Aryan race by systematically killing children and adults born with physical deformities or suffering from menta of the German Reich... [and] with membership in the SS".
Judgment was pronounced on August 19August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 134 days remaining. Events 1561 Mary Stuart returns to Scotland. 1692 Salem Witch Trials: In Salem, Massachusetts five women and a clergyman are executed aft, 1947. Brandt and six others were sentenced the death by hanging (all carried out at Landsberg Prison on June 2, 1948), nine were given prison terms of fifteen years to life, and seven were found not guilty.