At Auschwitz and other camps under the direction of Eduard Wirths and Aribert Heim, inmates were subjected to horrific treatments allegedly designed to help German military personnel in combat situations, develop new weapons, and aid in the recovery of military personnel who had been injured. Carl Vaernet conducted experiments in attempts to ‘cure’ homosexuality. After the war, these torturous crimes were tried at what is known as the Doctors’ Trial. The Nazi doctors argued that their experiments were of military necessity. This defense was wholeheartedly rejected by the Tribunal. There was no way to apply this defense to the twin experiments conducted by Josef Mengele which had no connection to military necessity at all.
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