b. Evidence
| Pros. | |||
| Doc. No. | Ex. No. | Description of Document | Page |
| NO-080 | 5 | Fuehrer Decree, 28 July 1942, concerning the Medical and Health Services. | [81] |
| NO-081 | 6 | Second Fuehrer Decree, 5 September 1943, concerning the Medical and Health Services. | [83] |
| NO-082 | 7 | Fuehrer Decree, 25 August 1944, concerning the appointment of a Reich Commissioner for Medical and Health Services. | [83] |
| NO-227 | 11 | Fuehrer Decree of 7 August 1944, concerning the reorganization of the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht. | [84] |
| NO-303 | 32 | Table of Organization of the “Ahnenerbe” from the files of the Ahnenerbe Society. | [88] |
| NO-422 | 33 | Letter from Himmler to Sievers, 7 July 1942, concerning the establishment of an “Institute for Military Scientific Research” within the Ahnenerbe Society. | [89] |
| NO-894 | 38 | Fuehrer Decree, 9 June 1942, concerning the Reich Research Council. | [90] |
| NO-645 | 3 | Table of organization of the Reich Commissioner for Health and Medical Services, drawn by the defendant Karl Brandt. | [91] |
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NO-080
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 5.
FUEHRER DECREE, 28 JULY 1942, CONCERNING THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
1942 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART 1, PAGE 515
Fuehrer Decree of 28 July 1942, Concerning the Medical and Health Services
The utilization of personnel and material in the field of medical and health matters demands a coordinated and planned direction. Therefore, I order the following:
1. For the Wehrmacht I commission the Medical Inspector of the Army, in addition to his present duties, with the coordination of all tasks common to the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht, the Waffen SS, and the organizations and units subordinate or attached to the Wehrmacht, as Chief of the Medical Service of the Wehrmacht.
The Chief of the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht is to represent the Wehrmacht before the civilian authorities in all common medical problems arising in the various branches of the Wehrmacht, the Waffen SS, and organizations and units subordinate or attached to the Wehrmacht, and will protect the interests of the Wehrmacht in all medical measures taken by the civilian authorities.
For the purpose of coordinated treatment of these problems, a medical officer of the Navy and a medical officer of the Luftwaffe will be assigned to work under him, the latter in the capacity of chief of staff. Fundamental problems pertaining to the Medical Service of the Waffen SS will be worked out in agreement with the Medical Inspectorate of the Waffen SS.
2. In the field of the Civilian Health Service, the State Secretary in the Ministry of the Interior and Reich Chief for Public Health, Dr. Conti, is responsible for coordinated measures. For this purpose he has at his disposal the competent departments of the highest Reich authorities and their subordinate offices.
3. I empower Prof. Dr. Karl Brandt, subordinate only to me personally and receiving his instructions directly from me, to carry out special tasks and negotiations to readjust the requirements for doctors, hospitals, medical supplies, etc., between the military and the civilian sectors of the health and medical services.
4. My plenipotentiary for health and medical services is to be kept informed about the fundamental events in the Medical Service of the Wehrmacht and in the Civilian Health Service. He is authorized to intervene in a responsible manner.
Fuehrer Headquarters, 28 July 1942
The Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
The Chief of the OKW
Keitel
The Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery
Dr. Lammers
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NO-081
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 6
SECOND FUEHRER DECREE, 5 SEPTEMBER 1943, CONCERNING THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
1943 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART 1, PAGE 533
Second Fuehrer Decree of 5 September 1943, Concerning the Medical and Health Services
In amplification of my decree concerning the Medical and Health Services of 28 July 1942 (RGBL. I, p. 515) I order:
The Plenipotentiary for the Medical and Health Services, General Commissioner Professor Dr. med. Brandt is charged with centrally coordinating and directing the problems and activities of the entire Medical and Health Services according to instructions. In this sense this order applies also to the field of Medical Science and Research, as well as to the organizational institutions concerned with the manufacture and distribution of medical material.
The Plenipotentiary for the Medical and Health services is authorized to appoint and commission special deputies for his spheres of action.
Fuehrer Headquarters, 5 September 1943
The Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
The Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery
Dr. Lammers
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NO-082
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 7
FUEHRER DECREE, 25 AUGUST 1944, CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF A REICH COMMISSIONER FOR MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
1944 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART 1, PAGE 185
Fuehrer Decree of 25 August 1944, Concerning the Appointment of a Reich Commissioner for Medical and Health Services
I hereby appoint the General Commissioner for Medical and Health matters, Professor Dr. Brandt, Reich Commissioner for Sanitation and Health [Reich Commissioner for Medical and Health Services] as well, for the duration of this war. In this capacity his office ranks as highest Reich Authority.
The Reich Commissioner for Medical and Health Services is authorized to issue instructions to the offices and organizations of the State, Party, and Wehrmacht which are concerned with the problems of the medical and health services.
Fuehrer Headquarters, 25 August 1944
The Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
The Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery
Dr. Lammers
The Head of the Party Chancellery
M. Bormann
The Chief of the OKW
Keitel
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NO-227
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT II
FUEHRER DECREE OF 7 AUGUST 1944, CONCERNING THE REORGANIZATION OF THE MEDICAL SERVICES OF THE WEHRMACHT
Copy
The Fuehrer
and
Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht
Fuehrer Headquarters, 7 August 1944
Chief of the Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht [Chief OKW]
Ops. Staff of the Wehrmacht (WFSt)
Org. (I) No. 5008/44g
To obtain a better concentration of powers in the field of the Medical Service of the Wehrmacht, I order in extension of my decree of 28 July 1942:
1. The Chief of the Medical Service of the Wehrmacht will direct, as far as the special field is concerned, the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht and the organizations and services installed within the framework of the Wehrmacht. He is authorized to issue orders, within the special field of his jurisdiction.
2. I approve the service regulation for the Chief of the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht issued by the Chief of the Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht. It will replace the one of 28 July 1942, which was in effect up to now.
3. The personal union of the Chief of Medical Services of the Wehrmacht and the Chief of the Medical Service of the Army/Army Physician [Heeressanitaetsinspekteur/Heeresarzt] is herewith cancelled as of September 1944.
[Signed] Adolf Hitler
The Chief of the Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht
Reference No. 5008/44 secret
Fuehrer Headquarters, 7 August 1944
SERVICE REGULATION
for the Chief of the Medical Services of the
Wehrmacht[[15]] [Chef W San]
I
Subordination and Powers
1. The Chief of the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht will be directly under the Chief of the Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht. He will have the position of an office chief [Amtschef] and the disciplinary power according to paragraph 18 of the Wehrmacht Regulation for Disciplinary Action (WDSTO) and the other powers of a Commanding General.
2. He has authority according to No. 1 of the Fuehrer Decree over the following:
a. The Chief of the Army Medical Service, the Chief of the Navy Medical Service, the Chief of the Medical Service of the Luftwaffe, the Chief of the Medical Service of the Waffen SS, and the medical chiefs of the organizations and services employed within the framework of the Wehrmacht while they are acting in the area of command of the Wehrmacht.
b. All scientific medical institutes, academies, and other medical institutions of the services of the Wehrmacht and of the Waffen SS.
II
Duties
1. The Chief of the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht is the adviser of the Chief of the Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht in all questions concerning the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht and of its health guidance,
2. The Chief of the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht will direct all the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht[[16]] as far as the special field is concerned, with regard for the military instructions of the Chief of the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces and the general rules of the Fuehrer’s Commissioner General for the Medical and Health Departments.
[page 2 of original]
3. The Chief of the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht will inform the Fuehrer’s Commissioner General about basic events in the field of the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht.
He will represent the Wehrmacht to the civilian authorities in all mutual medical affairs and he will protect their interests in connection with the health measures of the civilian administrative authorities.
He will represent the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht to the medical services of foreign powers.
4. Other duties of the Chief of the Medical Service of the Wehrmacht will be:
a. In the medical-scientific field:
Uniform measures in the field of health guidance, research and the combating of epidemics, and all medical measures which require a uniform ruling within the Wehrmacht. Evaluation of medical experiences.
Medical matters of the recruiting system, of welfare and maintenance and of prisoners of war.
The presidency of the Scientific Senate of the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht.
b. In the organization and training system:
Uniform and planned direction of the allocation of persons and material.
Unification of the tables of organization and the tables of equipment of the medical troops and the equal provision of the forces with medical personnel.[[17]]
Direction of a uniform development of the medical equipment.[A1]
Unification in the sphere of hospital matters, balanced planning, and allocation of hospitals.
Direction of the distribution of wounded and sick soldiers to the hospital installations of the Wehrmacht.
Direction of the voluntary sick-nursing within the Wehrmacht.
Assimilation of the organization and of the training of the new generation of medical officers. Balancing of the proportion according to the requirements of the services. Supervision of the ideological and political training of the new generation of medical officers during the course of their studies in cooperation with the Reich Student Leader. Training and advanced training of medical officers.
Direction of a uniform training of the medical subaltern personnel.[A2]
c. In the field of matériel:
Centralized procurement and direction of fresh supplies of medical matériel of all kinds for the Wehrmacht.
d. General and fundamental pharmaceutical matters.
III
Special Powers
1. The Chief of the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht is entitled to request from the services all records necessary for the performance of his assignments.
2. He is entitled to express his view on the appointment of medical officers or medical leaders in the Wehrmacht and also in the units of the Waffen SS which are subordinated to the Wehrmacht—if the position is that of a Generalarzt or a higher position. Before filling these positions, his opinion has to be heard.
3. He is entitled to inspect the medical service, the medical units, the medical troops and installations of the Wehrmacht after having informed the high command of the service concerned or the headquarters of the units concerned. He is entitled to give orders on the spot in the field of medical service, if these are necessary for the removal of emergencies and do not disagree with fundamental orders of the services. He has to inform the high commands of the services concerned about the results of the inspections and about the issued orders.
4. Fundamental changes in the organization of the medical service, in the subordination of medical officers, noncommissioned officers, and enlisted men and of the officials and employees of the medical service require the consent of the Chief of the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht.
5. Deputy of the Chief of the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht shall be the senior Medical Inspector or the Medical Chief of one of the services. The Chief of Staff will act as his deputy for routine duties.
6. The Chief of the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht issues orders necessary for the performance of his assignments under the name:
“Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht, Chief of the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht.”
As far as necessary the services will execute his orders and requests through army channels.
7. For the Chief of the Medical Services of the Wehrmacht the new table of organization of 1 April 1944 is taking effect.
The necessary personnel are to be taken from the services, etc., above all from their medical inspectorates or offices.
[Signed] Keitel
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NO-303
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 32
TABLE OF ORGANIZATION OF THE “AHNENERBE” FROM THE FILES OF THE AHNENERBE SOCIETY
“THE AHNENERBE”
The President
The Reich Leader SS H. Himmler
Trustee
SS Sturmbannfuehrer Dr. Walther Wuest
The Reich Business Manager
SS Hauptsturmfuehrer Wolfram Sievers
Reich Business Management
Deputy Reich Business Manager
SS Obersturmfuehrer Herbert Menz
Consultant Secretary
Dr. Gisela Schmitz-Kahlmann
The Special Commissioner of the Reich Leader SS
Sturmbannfuehrer Bruno Galke
Administration
SS Untersturmbannfuehrer Hans-Ulrich Huehne
Graduate of a Business College Alfons Eben
The task of the Research and Instruction Group “The Ahnenerbe” is investigation of space, spirit, accomplishments, and heritage of the Indo-Germanic peoples of Nordic race, the vivification of the results of their research and their transmission to the people.
Realization
Establishment of instruction and research centers
Assignment of research work and conduct of research expeditions
Publication of scientific works
Support of scientific work
Organization of scientific congresses
The Ahnenerbe Foundation
The purpose of the Foundation is to further the endeavors of “The Ahnenerbe”, registered society, by donations from the proceeds of the capital of the Foundation and from the capital itself. To interest people who declare themselves willing to put certain contributions either once or at fixed intervals at the disposal of the Foundation.
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NO-422
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 33
LETTER FROM HIMMLER TO SIEVERS, 7 JULY 1942, CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN “INSTITUTE FOR MILITARY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH” WITHIN THE AHNENERBE SOCIETY
| The Reich Leader SS | Fuehrer Headquarters, 7 July 1942 |
| AR 48/6/42 |
[Stamp]
| 1. | Personal Staff Reich Leader SS |
| Archives, File No. AR/22/21 |
SECRET!
| 1. | To the Reich Manager of the Ahnenerbe |
| SS Obersturmbannfuehrer Sievers | |
| Berlin-Dahlem |
I request the Ahnenerbe
1. to establish an Institute for Military Scientific Research,
2. to support in every possible way the research carried out by SS Hauptsturmfuehrer Prof. Dr. Hirt, and to promote all corresponding research and undertakings,
3. to make available the required apparatus, equipment, accessories and assistants, or to procure them,
4. to make use of the facilities available in Dachau,
5. to contact the Chief of the SS Economic and Administrative Main Office [Wirtschaftsverwaltungshauptamt] with regard to the costs, which can be borne by the Waffen SS.
[Signed] H. H. [Heinrich Himmler]
2. Copy forwarded to the Chief of the Economic and Administrative Main Office,
SS Obergruppenfuehrer Pohl
Berlin—Lichterfelde—West
with the request to take note.
By order,
[Signed] Brandt
SS Obersturmbannfuehrer
M. 7.7.
Certified True Copy:
Signed M.
SS Obersturmfuehrer
7.7.
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NO-894
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 38
FUEHRER DECREE, 9 JUNE 1942, CONCERNING THE REICH RESEARCH COUNCIL
1942 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART 1, PAGE 389
Fuehrer Decree of 9 June 1942 Concerning the Reich Research Council
The necessity to expand all available forces to highest efficiency in the interest of the state requires, not only in peace time but also, and especially, in war time, the concentrated effort of scientific research and its channellization toward the goal to be aspired.
Therefore, I commission the Reich Marshal Hermann Goering to establish as an independent entity a Reich Research Council, which is to serve this purpose, to take over its chairmanship himself and to give it a charter.
Leading men of science above all are to make research fruitful for warfare by working together in their special fields. The hitherto existing Reich Research Council which was under the Reich Minister for Science and Education [Wissenschaft, Erziehung und Volksbildung] is to be absorbed by the new organization.
The means needed for research purposes are to be established in the Reich budget as far as they will not be raised from contributions (for research) of circles interested in research.
Fuehrer Headquarters, 9 June 1942
The Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
The Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery
Dr. Lammers
Table of Organization of the Reich Commissioner for Health and Medical Service, drawn by the defendant Karl Brandt
[15] To Wehrmacht in this connection belong: Army, Navy, Luftwaffe, the Waffen SS units under orders of the Wehrmacht and the organizations and services engaged within the framework of the Wehrmacht. [Footnote in original document.]
[16] Same as Footnote 15 above.
[17] As to the Navy these rules will not apply or will apply with restrictions only to personnel on board. [Footnote in original document.]