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mucous glands of mosquitoes. After having
contracted malaria the subjects were treated with various drugs to test their
relative efficacy. Over 1,000 involuntary subjects were used in these
experiments. Many of the victims died and others suffered severe pain and
permanent disability. The defendants Karl Brandt, Handloser, Rostock, Gebhardt,
Blome, Rudolf Brandt, Mrugowsky, Poppendick, and Sievers are charged with
special responsibility for and participation in these crimes.
"(D) Lost (Mustard) Gas Experiments. At various times between
September 1939 and April 1945 experiments were conducted at Sachsenhausen,
Natzweiler, and other concentration camps for the benefit of the German Armed
Forces to investigate the most effective treatment of wounds caused by Lost
gas. Lost is a poison gas which is commonly known as mustard gas. Wounds
deliberately inflicted on the subjects were infected with Lost. Some of the
subjects died as a result of these experiments and others suffered intense pain
and injury. The defendants Karl Brandt, Handloser, Blome, Rostock, Gebhardt,
Rudolf Brandt, and Sievers are charged with special responsibility for and
participation in these crimes.
"(E) Sulfanilamide Experiments. From about July 1942 to about
September 1943 experiments to investigate the effectiveness of sulfanilamide
were conducted at the Ravensbrueck concentration camp for the benefit of the
German Armed Forces. Wounds deliberately inflicted on the experimental subjects
were infected with bacteria such as streptococcus, gas gangrene, and tetanus.
Circulation of blood was interrupted by tying off blood vessels at both ends of
the wound to create a condition similar to that of a battlefield wound.
Infection was aggravated by forcing wood shavings and ground glass into the
wounds. The infection was treated with sulfanilamide and other drugs to
determine their effectiveness. Some subjects died as a result of these
experiments and others suffered serious injury and intense agony. The
defendants Karl Brandt, Handloser, Rostock, Schroeder, Genzken, Gebhardt,
Blome, Rudolf Brandt, Mrugowsky, Poppendick, Becker-Freyseng, Oberheuser, and
Fischer are charged with special responsibility for and participation in these
crimes.
"(F) Bone, Muscle, and Nerve Regeneration and Bone Transplanation
<sic> Experiments. From about September 1942 to about December
1943 experiments were conducted at the Ravensbrueck concentration camp, for the
benefit of the German Armed Forces, to study bone, muscle, and nerve
regeneration, and bone transplantation from one person to another. Sections of
bones, muscles, and nerves were removed from the subjects. As a re- [...sult]
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