After autumn 1941 another procedure was adopted. The
registration, forms were no longer supplied by Tiergartenstrasse 4, but
produced and filled out by the inspectorate of the concentration camp.
The filling out of the registration
forms is restricted to a few points according to an order of the Reich Security
Main Office. (1151-PS, Pros. Ex. 411.) It was sufficient to fill out the
particulars of the form underlined in red. These were name, date of birth,
religion, race, since when in institution, physical incurable complaints,
disabled soldier, offense, former criminal offenses.
Testimony Of Mennecke. (Tr. P.
1914.) He does not know what a physician is expected to tell from
registration forms filled out in such a way.
No expert was present. (NO-907,
Pros. Ex. 412.)
In the proceedings 14 f 13, the
consideration of the disease was not the main thing.
Here there is talk about
"special treatment 14 f 13"; it has nothing to do with euthanasia but
is extermination. (NO-158, Pros. Ex. 410.)
Correspondence of the Main Economic
and Administration Office with the concentration camp Gross-Rosen. (1234-PS,
Pros. Ex. 555.) Only special treatment is mentioned. The word
"euthanasia" nowhere appears.
Examination. The fact that
the Mauthausen concentration camp is mentioned as a place of execution, which
was not empowered to carry out the euthanasia within the framework of the order
of 1 September 1939, shows the arbitrariness of the "action." It must
be assumed that Himmler included Bernburg, favorably situated to him, in the
exercise of his own full powers. The difference in the examination according to
the directions and according to the proceedings applied in the concentration
camp is shown in the correspondence of Mennecke.
Correspondence of Mennecke.
(NO-907, Pros. Ex. 412.)
Testimony of Mennecke. (Tr. p.
1882.) According to this, it later on depended only on ascertaining
reasons for the arrest, and not on the medical examination.
Letter from the concentration camp
Gross-Rosen to Liebehenschel of 25 March 1942. (1151-PS, Pros. Ex. 411.)
According to this, a part of the "eliminated prisoners" became
"fit for work" again.
Communication of the concentration camp Gross-Rosen of 16
November 1941 about the elimination of prisoners. (NO-158, Pros. Ex.
410.) The killing was done at the institutions of Bernburg and in the
concentration camp Mauthausen.
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