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Helmut Poppendick
1902-01-06 – 1994-01-11
Life & Legacy
Helmut Poppendick ((1902-01-06)6 January 1902 – (1994-01-11)11 January 1994) was a Nazi physician in the SS during World War II. After the war he was a defendant in the 1947 Doctors' Trial and accused of war crimes relating to human experimentation; he was acquitted on these charges, but convicted for his SS membership and sentenced to 10 year imprisonment. He was released in 1951.
Occupation & Career
military physician, internist, concentration camp guard, physician
Education
University of Göttingen; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Legacy Highlights
Employer
Campus Virchow-Klinikum · Kaiser Wilhelm Society · Reich Physician of the SS and Police · SS Race and Settlement Main Office
Organizations & Memberships
Schutzstaffel
Education & Institutions
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · University of Göttingen
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q71522 — wikidata View source
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