DR. DING
SS Hauptsturmfuehrer
_10 Sep 42_:
_10 Oct 42_:
Unit of SS Hauptsturmfuehrer Dr. Ding ordered to the Pasteur Institute
in Paris to Professor Giroud.
_22 Oct 42_:
_5 Nov 42_:
_Typhus Vaccine, Research Series III_
Vaccination for immunization against typhus of 20 persons with vaccine
made according to the process of Giroud, Paris. (This vaccine was
brought from Paris by SS Hauptsturmfuehrer Dr. Ding immediately after
production.)
_30 Nov 42_:
Artificial infection with vitelline membrane material from the Robert
Koch Institute of the 20 persons vaccinated for immunization and of 6
control persons. This research series was observed for 6 weeks and then
abandoned without results, as no sickness broke out in the control
group.
DR. DING
SS Hauptsturmfuehrer
_27 Oct 42_:
_8 Nov 42_:
_Typhus Vaccine, Research Series IV_
Vaccination for immunization of 20 persons with a vaccine from
intestines of lice made by the Weigl process (sent by lecturer Dr. Haas
of the typhus institute “Emil v. Behring” in Lvov),
_30 Nov 42_:
To test the effect of the immunization, the infection is to be carried
out with lice suffering from typhus. The lice and their cages must be
burnt immediately, as the latter became leaky during transport, and
therefore represent a danger of epidemic in Buchenwald camp.
_3 Dec 42_:
Newly sent lice applied to 15 persons (5 immunized and 10 persons for
control). The lice must again be destroyed, as the cages are not tight.
Report made that infection with live typhus lice is not possible because
the danger to the camp inmates is too great.
_4 Jan 43_:
Due to infection by lice on 3 December 1942, five persons show short
nontypical illness.
The research series is concluded.
DR. DING
SS Hauptsturmfuehrer
_15-18 Dec 42_:
Unit of SS Hauptsturmfuehrer Dr. Ding ordered to the opening of the
typhus research institute “Emil v. Behring” in Lvov in the General
Government (lecturer Dr. Haas).
_28-31 Dec 42_:
Vaccination for immunization against diphtheria of the Reserve Battalion
of the Leibstandarte SS “Adolf Hitler” (approx. 2,500 men), because of
the outbreak of an epidemic.
Inspection of quarters and advice to the medical officer on the fighting
of the epidemic.
DR. DING
SS Sturmbannfuehrer
_1943_
_1 Dec 42_:
_20 Dec 42_:
_Typhus Vaccine, Research Series V_
To determine the immunization effect, 20 persons are being actively
vaccinated for immunization with “EM” vaccine of the Behring Works—Dr.
Demnitz—(vaccine in which vitelline membrane as well as chicken embryos
were used).
_26 Jan 43_:
Artificial infection with vitelline membrane virus OP No. 223 and 226
(Rickettsia-Prowazeki—strain from Robert Koch Institute).
DR. DING
SS Sturmbannfuehrer
_9 Jan 43_:
By order of the Chief of the Medical Service of the Waffen SS, SS
Gruppenfuehrer and Major General of the Waffen SS Dr. Genzken, the
typhus research station at the Buchenwald concentration camp becomes the
“Division for Typhus and Virus Research.” The head of the division will
be SS Sturmbannfuehrer Dr. Ding. During his absence, the station medical
officer of the Waffen SS, Weimar, SS Hauptsturmfuehrer Hoven, will
supervise the production of vaccines. The Chief of the WVHA, SS
Obergruppenfuehrer and Lt. General of the Waffen SS, Pohl, has ordered
the extension of the block of stone buildings.
SS Sturmbannfuehrer Dr. Ding is at the same time appointed chief
departmental head for special missions in office XVI (Hygiene), of
office group D (medical affairs of the Waffen SS) of the SS Main
Operational Headquarters.
_10 Jan 43_:
_Therapeutic Experiments with Acridine and Methylene Blue_
At the suggestion of the I. G. Farbenindustrie A. G. the following were
tested as typhus therapeutica:
_a._ Preparation 3,582 “Acridine” of the chemical pharmaceutical and
sero-bacteriological department in Frankfurt-on-Main, Hoechst, Professor
Lautenschlaeger and Dr. Weber.
(Therapeutic experiment A)
_b._ Methylene Blue, tested in an experiment on mice by Professor
Kiekuth, Elberfeld.
(Therapeutic experiment M)
_26 Jan 43_:
Artificial infection with vitelline membrane virus OP Nos. 223 and 226: