Karl Brandt
1904–1948
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- surgeon
Karl Brandt (8 January 1904 â 2 June 1948) was a German physician and Schutzstaffel (SS) officer in Nazi Germany.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Camp KingDates unknown
- Nuremberg Court PrisonDates unknown
Biography
Karl Brandt (8 January 1904 â 2 June 1948) was a German physician and Schutzstaffel (SS) officer in Nazi Germany. Trained in surgery, Brandt joined the Nazi Party in 1932 and became Adolf Hitler's "escort doctor" (Begleitarzt) in August 1934. A member of Hitler's inner circle at the Berghof, he was selected by Philipp Bouhler, the head of Hitler's Chancellery, to administer the Aktion T4 euthanasia program. Brandt was later appointed the Reich Commissioner of Health and Emergency Services (Bevollmächtigter für das Sanitäts- und Gesundheitswesen). Accused of involvement in human experimentation and other war crimes, Brandt was indicted in late 1946 and faced trial before a U.S. military tribunal along with 22 others in the Doctors' Trial. He was found guilty, sentenced to death, and executed on 2 June 1948.
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