Kurt Blome — Doctors' Trial Index

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Position

Reichsgesundheitsführer (Deputy Reich Health Leader) and Plenipotentiary for Cancer Research in the Reich Research Council.

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Indictment

1. Conspiracy to commit war crimes against humanity: The ordering, planning, and organization of the war crimes and crimes against humanity charged in counts two and three.

2. War crimes: Malaria experiments; Mustard (“lost”) gas experiments; Sulfanilamide experiments; Tubercular Polish nationals; and Euthanasia.

3. Crimes against humanity: Malaria experiments; Mustard (“lost”) gas experiments; Sulfanilamide experiments; Tubercular Polish nationals; and Euthanasia.

Prosecution’s Case

• Opening Statement (December 9th, 1946)

• Malaria experiments (December 13th)

• Tubercular Polish nationals (December 19th)

• Sulfanilamide experiments (December 19th — December 21st)

• Mustard (“lost”) gas experiments (January 2nd, 1947)

• Euthanasia (January 10th — January 28th)

• Rebuttal Evidence (July 2nd — July 3rd)

• Prosecution’s closing statement (July 14th)

Defense’s Case

• Entered pleas of Not Guilty (December 9th, 1946)

• Opening statement (January 29th, 1947)

• Defense case begins (March 12th)

• Witnesses:

  1. Herbert Kosmehl (March 12th)

  2. Kurt Blome (March 13th — March 21st)

  3. Henry Pieck (March 20th)

• Defense counsel’s closing statement (July 18th)

• Defendant’s personal statement (July 19th)

• Verdict (August 19th)