Anklageschrift gegen Lensch and Dr. Struve

Identifier
irn500095
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.A.0018
  • RG-14.105M
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500095

Extent and Medium

2 microfilm reels, 35 mm

Archival History

Staatsanwaltschaft Hamburg

Acquisition

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.

Scope and Content

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.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Staatsanwaltschaft Hamburg

People

  • Lensch, Friedrich Karl.
  • Struve, Gerhard Kurt.

Subjects

  • Euthanasia.
  • Euthanasia--Germany--History--20th century.
  • War crime trials--Germany.
  • National socialism--Moral and ethical aspects.
  • Trials (Euthanasia)--Poland.
  • War crime trials--Poland.

Genre

  • Document
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