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

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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

Copyright Holder
United States. National Archives and Records Administration
Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
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