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Am Spiegelgrund clinic
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Am Spiegelgrund was a children's clinic in Vienna where 789 patients were murdered under the Nazi program of child euthanasia. The clinic was established in 1940, and operated out of Am Steinhof psych
Grave-site of the murdered children at Vienna Central Cemetery. The upper stone block reads (in German) "Never forgotten" and the lower stone block re
Grave-site of the murdered children at Vienna Central Cemetery. The upper stone block reads (in German) "Never forgotten" and the lower stone block reads (in German) "In memory of the children and adolescents, who fell victim to NS euthanasia as 'life unworthy of life' from 1940 to 1945 in the former children's hospital 'Am Spiegelgrund'. Dedicated by the City of Vienna in 2002". NS is short for NSDAP, i.e. the Nazi Party.
Entrance to Pavilion 17
Entrance to Pavilion 17
Stolperstein (memorial pavement-block) for Alfred Wödl, who was murdered at the clinic
Stolperstein (memorial pavement-block) for Alfred Wödl, who was murdered at the clinic
The brains of euthanasia victims were stored in glass jars labelled with the victim's name, birth and death dates, and clinical diagnosis.
The brains of euthanasia victims were stored in glass jars labelled with the victim's name, birth and death dates, and clinical diagnosis.
Aktion T4
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Aktion T4 was an involuntary euthanasia program which targeted people with disabilities and the mentally ill in Nazi Germany. The terms "T4" or "Aktion T4" were first used in post-war trials against d
Am Spiegelgrund clinic
…the Nazi program of child euthanasia. The clinic was established in 1940, and operated out of Am Steinhof psychiatric hospital buildings emptied by Aktion T4. It was closed in 1945, after the liberation of Vienna. At Am Spiegelgrund, sick and disabled children and adolescents were subjected to unethical human…
Hitler's 1939 order authorising Philipp Bouhler and Karl Brandt to allow doctors to grant "mercy death" to "incurable" patients
Hitler's 1939 order authorising Philipp Bouhler and Karl Brandt to allow doctors to grant "mercy death" to "incurable" patients
NSDAP Reichsleiter Philipp Bouhler, head of the T4 programme
NSDAP Reichsleiter Philipp Bouhler, head of the T4 programme
Karl Brandt, Hitler's personal doctor and organiser of Aktion T4
Karl Brandt, Hitler's personal doctor and organiser of Aktion T4
Schönbrunn Psychiatric Hospital, 1934. Photo by SS photographer Friedrich Franz Bauer
Schönbrunn Psychiatric Hospital, 1934. Photo by SS photographer Friedrich Franz Bauer