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United States of America v. Karl Brandt et al., Nov. 21, 1946 - Aug. 20, 1947

Document | Accession Number: 1995.A.0970 | RG Number: RG-30.001M

Contains proceedings, exhibits, and other court documents from the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial, United States v. Karl Brandt et al., the "Medical Case" (Case I), November 1946 to August 1947, prosecuting Karl Brandt and others for crimes against humanity during World War II. The proceedings contain information about medical experiments conducted on concentration camp prisoners; euthanasia programs carried out on the mentally ill and others; and killing of camp inmates for the express purpose of collecting skeletons for medical research. A list of defendants' names is provided in NARA pamphlet M887.

Date
inclusive:  1946-1947
Language
English
German
Extent
46 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
Credit Line
Cite National Archives and Records Administration as custodian of the original records

About This Document

System of Arrangement
Numerical by transcript volume. See NARA microfilm publication M887 pamphlet, pp. 6 - 8 for detailed information on collection arrangement

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States. National Archives and Records Administration
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The records were created by the United States government during the 12 trials held from 1946 to 1949 subsequent to the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. The court proceedings, in both English and German, eventually became part of NARA Records Group 238, World War II War Crimes Records. Duplication of the collections received by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in July 1995.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing station. There are no additional access restrictions to this material.
Conditions on Use
To the best of the Museum's knowledge, there are no known copyright restrictions on the material(s) in this collection, or the material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material.

 
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