Overview
- Description
- Contains documents relating to the war crimes cases of Friedrich Karl Lensch and Gerhard Kurt Struve, who were accused of acts of “euthanasia.” Included are witness statements, testimony by physicians, biographical information about Lensch and Struve, and information about various mental health institutions in which the defendants allegedly carried out the killings.
- Date
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creation:
1973 April 24
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Extent
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2 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. No other access restrictions apply to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use. Fair use only.
- Copyright Holder
- Staatsanwaltschaft Hamburg
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Staatsanwaltschaft Hamburg
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Records form the public prosecutor office in Hamburg, Germany. The Forschungsstelle fur die Geschichte des Nationalsozialismus in Hamburg prepared the microfilms. Henry Friedlander purchased copies of the film and later donated them to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in 1989.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:05:35
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500095
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- Terms of Use
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