Eduard Wirths
German Nazi physician (1909–1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eduard Wirths (4 September 1909 – 20 September 1945) was the chief SS doctor (SS-Standortarzt) at the Auschwitz concentration camp from September 1942 to January 1945. Thus, Wirths had formal responsibility for everything undertaken by the nearly twenty SS doctors (including Josef Mengele, Horst Schumann and Carl Clauberg) who worked in the medical sections of Auschwitz between 1942 and 1945.
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Born | (1909-09-04)4 September 1909 Geroldshausen, German Empire |
Died | 20 September 1945(1945-09-20) (aged 36) Staumühle, Allied-occupied Germany |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Schutzstaffel |
Years of service | 1933–1945 |
Rank | SS-Obersturmbannführer |
Commands held | Formal responsibility of medical staff at Auschwitz; human medical experimentation performed on prisoners at Auschwitz |
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Spouse(s) | Gertrud Petavy |
Children | 4 |
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