D-IX
D-IX is a
performance enhancer developed by Nazi Germany in 1944 for military application.[1][2] The researcher who rediscovered this project, Wolf Kemper, said, "the aim was to use D-IX to redefine the limits of human endurance."[3] One dose contained 5 mg oxycodone (brand name Eukodal, an analgesic opioid), 5 mg cocaine, and 3 mg methamphetamine (brand name Pervitin).[4]
German doctors were enthusiastic about the results, and planned to supply all German troops with the pills, but the war ended before D-IX could be put into mass production, though it did see limited use among a handful of Neger and Biber pilots.[5]
History
Due to increased
Vice Admiral Hellmuth Heye requested a drug that could also give users superhuman strength and a boosted sense of self-esteem
.
Pharmacologist
Desoxyn).[5]
Nazi researchers found that equipment-laden prisoners from the Sachsenhausen concentration camp could march for up to 90 kilometres (55 mi) a day without rest, while carrying a 20-kilogram (45 lb) backpack.[3]
See also
- List of drugs used by militaries
References
- ISSN 1543-4702. Archived from the originalon 21 June 2015.
- ^ Ulrich, Andreas (6 May 2005). "Hitler's Drugged Soldiers". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ OCLC 60623878. Archived from the originalon 26 August 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Intoxicated into battle". Der Spiegel. Archived from the original on 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-86176-279-5.