A. Yes. It is a carbon copy of the report with the original photographs.
MR. MCHANEY: I offer Document NO-579 as Prosecution Exhibit 288, and I
will ask that the original be passed up to the Tribunal for inspection.
I will ask that the Tribunal turn particularly to page 15 and following
of the exhibit itself. Your Honor, I think you would find the pictures
more easy to discern in the original document. Page 15 and following are
pictures of burns on the arms of human beings. Witness, did you see any
of the experimental subjects who were burned with this phosphorus?
WITNESS KOGON: I personally saw all the experimental subjects because
this experiment was carried out in the private room of Dr. Ding in Block
50 and in the library of the Hygiene Institute in Block 50. The reason
for this was that the experiment in Block 46 among the experimental
subjects that were located there, and who were destined for other
purposes, would have caused far too much excitement.
Q. Were these burns very severe?
A. As far as I can recall they were very severe in three out of the four
cases.
Q. Did the experimental subjects suffer any pain?
A. Kapo Arthur Dietzsch had suggested that the subjects should be given
an anesthetic as soon as they came into Block 50, so that violent scenes
could be avoided, and in Block 50, which was completely different from
Block 46, having persons handcuffed, as was the common practice in Block
46, was to be avoided. It was like that at least in the first
experiment, but I only saw the subjects. I did not personally witness
the experiments, and I saw the subjects before as well as afterwards.
During the first experiment at least, the subjects were given an
anesthetic, and after about half an hour they regained consciousness and
complained of very severe pains. You could see that they were really
suffering very badly. I must confess that I personally, after having
looked at the photographs, almost became sick.
Q. Do you know whether the injuries which they received are permanent?
A. In the case of some of the wounds, it is completely impossible that
they will ever become completely healed; very deep scars must have
remained because the wounds were big and were as deep as two or two and
a half centimeters.
Q. Do you know whether any of the experimental subjects died?
A. Four persons were returned to Block 46, and I do not know anything
about the future fate which awaited them there. I especially do not know
if they were used for further experiments.
Q. Do you know the nationality of the experimental persons used?
A. No. However, all four wore the green triangle to signify that they
were habitual criminals, and they were Germans.
Q. And you state that the purpose of these experiments was to test
certain chemical preparations of the Madaus Company in treating the
burns.
A. Yes.
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