3. Karl Brandt’s efforts not to experiment on human beings are proved by the fact that he had animal material, i. e., man-like apes, brought from Spain and Africa by the Luftwaffe at great expense. Had he been predominantly inclined to experiment on human beings, to be had free of cost, he would hardly have gone to such expense. (Karl Brandt 12, Karl Brandt Ex. 11.) The exhaustive enumeration of parties engaged on work with N-gas (NO-005, Pros. Ex. 279) proves that the defendant Karl Brandt did not participate. The N-gas problems belong to a very different sphere, as shown by the Documents Karl Brandt 88, Karl Brandt Exhibit 36, and Karl Brandt 103, Karl Brandt Exhibit 42. This is further confirmed by Sievers’ letter to Hirt of 9 April 1942. (NO-793, Pros. Ex. 258.) In it, reference is made to the possibility of advancing experiments by “single possibilities”.
NO-422, Prosecution Exhibit 33, contains an order by Himmler of 7 July 1942 to Sievers and the SS Institute Ahnenerbe to support Hirt’s researches in every possible way.
4. The codefendant Rudolf Brandt does not know the contents of the decree of 1 March 1944, though he distinctly alludes to it in his affidavit, (NO-372, Pros. Ex. 252; Tr. pp. 4941-42.)
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SIEVERS
1. Lost gas experiments were carried out from November 1942 on by Professor Dr. Hirt in the Natzweiler concentration camp.
2. According to the statement of the witness Nales in the session of 30 April 1947, three experimental persons died. Other experimental persons are supposed to have suffered from severe burns.
3. Sievers did not personally participate in these experiments. The prosecution has submitted the following evidence to prove Sievers’ participation in the Lost gas experiments:
Letter of Sievers to Dr. Hirt of 17 January 1942 (NO-791, Pros. Ex. 256) concerning experiments with insecticides.
Letter of Dr. Hirt to the Ahnenerbe of 20 January 1942 (NO-792, Pros. Ex. 257) concerning answer to Sievers’ letter.