The Nazi Euthanasia Project
By Isabel Bollin 2
Introduction to Euthanasia
The t4 Project
Philip Bouhler
Karl Brandt
Tiergartenstrasse 4
How it was Significant to World War II
More Facts
- Euthanasia was first used with gas chambers, but when the public protested, it was done in secret by starvation and lethal injections.
- Over six million people were killed by the t4 program.
- The first victim of Hitler's program was an infant named Gerhad Herbert Kretschmar. He was deemed a burden to society by Karl Brandt and killed on July 25, 1939.
- When they first started killing off mental patients with gassing, the families were not aware of it, so in order to keep the project a secret, they cremated the bodies, and had an excuse prepared for how the patient had died naturally, and for health reasons, it had been necessary to cremate the body. The family was able to get their relatives ashes if they requested for them.
- While there was propaganda for euthanasia, there was also propaganda for those with healthy genes to have a big family. Hitler wanted to encourage family growth that way the Aryans could become the dominant race
Additional Websites
- http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/euthan/ This website is reliable because it is a team dedicated to finding any information of the holocaust they believe that not remembering is as bad as killing the victims a second time. They hope that by remembering history, we can create a better future. In their articles, they cite all of the sources that they found for that particular subject, to prove that their information is correct.
- http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005200 This website is reliable because it is a museum all about the holocaust. They make sure to check their articles for accuracy before showing it to the public. They want to inspire citizens and leaders to "confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity." Under their articles they provide several other websites for any additional research the reader may want to do.
Conclusion
Hitler's Letter of Authorization for Euthanaisa
Propaganda for Euthanasia
The Buses that took away Mental Patients
Work Cited
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