Karl Genzken — Doctors' Trial Index

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Position

Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) and Chief of the Medical Department of the Waffen-SS

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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: Sulfanilamide experiments; Typhus ("spotted fever") and other vaccine experiments; Poison experiments; and Incendiary bomb experiments.

3. Crimes against humanity: Sulfanilamide experiments; Typhus ("spotted fever") and other vaccine experiments; Poison experiments; and Incendiary bomb experiments.

4. Membership in a criminal organization: Membership in the SS.

Prosecution’s Case

• Opening Statement (December 9th, 1946)

• Sulfanilamide and bone/muscle experiments (December 19th — December 21st)

• Typhus (“spotted fever”) and other vaccine experiments (January 3rd — January 10th)

• 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 (February 28th)

• Witnesses:

  1. Karl Genzken (February 28th — March 3rd)

• Defense counsel’s closing statement (July 16th)

• Defendant’s personal statement (July 19th)

• Verdict (August 19th)

• Sentenced (August 20th)