Fritz Fischer (medical doctor)
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| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment; commuted to 15 years imprisonment |
Fritz Ernst Fischer (5 October 1912 – 2003) was a
Early life and war crimes
Fischer was born in
In 1940, he became troop physician of the SS Division
Trial and later life
After World War II, he was tried in the Doctors' Trial in Nuremberg, convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and was condemned to life imprisonment. His sentence was reduced to 15 years in 1951 and he was released in March 1954.
Fischer subsequently regained his
Based on available records, when he died in 2003, aged 90 or 91, he was the last known living of those indicted at the Doctors' Trial.[citation needed]
References
- ISBN 9781645940302. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. "Affidavit of Fritz Ernst Fischer." Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression. Volume VIII. pp. 635–642.
- ^ "Why Fritz Fischer was one of the most feared doctors at Ravensbruck". marthahallkelly.com. 15 March 2015.
- Schäfer, S.: Zum Selbstverständnis von Frauen im Konzentrationslager: das Lager Ravensbrück, p. 130f. PhD thesis 2002, ). In German.
- Schmidt, U.: Lebensläufe: Biographien und Motive der Angeklagte aus der Perspektive des medizinischen Sachverständigen, Dr. Leo Alexander, 1945-1947, in Dörner, K., Ebbinghaus, A. (ed.): Vernichten und Heilen: Der Nürnberger Ärzteprozess und seine Folgen; Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin 2001; ISBN 3-351-02514-9; pp. 374–404.
- Waltrich, H.: Zur Geschichte der Heilanstalten vom Roten Kreuz in Hohenlychen, part 2, Ökostadt-Nachrichten 28 (1999).
Further reading
- Klier, F.: Die Kaninchen von Ravensbrück. Medizinische Versuche an Frauen in der NS-Zeit.; Droemer Verlag, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-426-77162-4.
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