Jewish skull collection
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The Jewish skull collection was an attempt by Nazi Germany to create an anthropological display to showcase the alleged racial inferiority of the "Jewish race" and to emphasize the Jews' status as Unt
Menachem Taffel's body, part of the Jewish skeleton collection
Mugshot of Rudolf Brandt, c. 1946
Memorial plaque at the Institute of Anatomy, University of Strasbourg
Memorial plaque with names of the victims outside of the gas chamber at Natzweiler-Struthof Concentration Camp
August Hirt
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August Hirt was an anatomist with Swiss and German nationality who served as a chairman at the Reich University in Strasbourg during World War II. He performed experiments with mustard gas on inmates
Jewish skull collection
…preparation of the corpses was performed. The collection was sanctioned by Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, and designed by and under the direction of August Hirt with Rudolf Brandt and Wolfram Sievers, general manager of the Ahnenerbe, being responsible for procuring and preparing the corpses. Work by Hans-Joachim…
A note on Hirt from Allied intelligence