2. far reaching nutrition experiments on human beings (female camp
inmates).
Sketch enclosed.
[Handwritten] 30 May 1942.
CLAUBERG
“_Research Institute for Biological Propagation_”
_Experimental Farm_—
_a._ For far reaching nutrition experiments on the animal.
Laboratory for further experimental research on animals.
_b._ For far reaching nutrition experiments on human beings.
(Special production of food for female camp inmates.)
_Clinic for gynecology and obstetrics_
_Clinical and Polyclinical Department_—
_a._ Treatment of sterile women desired to propagate.
_b._ Further clinical research on cases of sterility hitherto
seemingly hopeless.
_Clinical department_—
For sterilization without operation (bloodless sterilization) on
women (women unworthy of propagation or women whose propagation
is not desirable—at first to test method without operation,
later for current use).
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NO-216
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 170
MEMORANDUM OF RUDOLF BRANDT, JULY 1942, ON A DISCUSSION BETWEEN HIMMLER,
GEBHARDT, GLUECKS, AND CLAUBERG CONCERNING STERILIZATION EXPERIMENTS
CONDUCTED ON JEWESSES
Fuehrer Headquarters, July 1942
Top Secret
1 copy
On 7 July 1942 a discussion took place between the Reich Leader SS, SS
Brigadefuehrer Professor Dr. Gebhardt, SS Brigadefuehrer Gluecks, and SS
Brigadefuehrer Clauberg, Koenigshuette. The topic of the discussion was
the sterilization of Jewesses. The Reich Leader SS has promised SS
Brigadefuehrer Professor Clauberg that Auschwitz concentration camp will
be at his disposal for his experiments on human beings and animals. By
means of some fundamental experiments, a method should be found which
would lead to sterilization of persons without their knowledge. The
Reich Leader SS wanted to get another report as soon as the result of
these experiments was known, so that the sterilization of Jewesses could
then be carried out in actuality.
It should also be examined, preferably in cooperation with Professor Dr.
Hohlfelder, an X-ray specialist in Germany, what way sterilization of
men could be achieved by X-ray treatment.
The Reich Leader SS called the special attention of all gentlemen
present to the fact that the matter involved was most secret and should
be discussed only with the officers in charge and that the persons
present at the experiments or discussions had to pledge secrecy.
[Signed] BRANDT
SS Obersturmbannfuehrer.
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NO-213
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 171
LETTER FROM RUDOLF BRANDT TO CLAUBERG, 10 JULY 1942, TRANSMITTING
INSTRUCTIONS OF HIMMLER TO PERFORM STERILIZATIONS ON JEWESSES AT
CONCENTRATION CAMP RAVENSBRUECK
Reich Leader SS Personal Staff
Journal Number 1266/42, Bra/Dr.
[Handwritten]
Returned 31 October 1942 by Pol. Administration K.
Fuehrer Headquarters, 10 July 1942
Top Secret
[Handwritten]
Original handed to G.
6 copies—6th copy
1. Professor Clauberg
Koenigshuette.
[Handwritten]
W 1-10
1-5-43
Dear Professor!
Today the Reich Leader SS charged me with transmitting to you his wish
that you go to Ravensbrueck after you have had another talk with SS
Obergruppenfuehrer Pohl and the camp physician of the women’s
concentration camp Ravensbrueck, in order to perform the sterilization
of Jewesses according to your method.
Before you start your job, the Reich Leader SS would be interested to
learn from you how long it would take to sterilize a thousand Jewesses.
The Jewesses themselves should not know anything about it. As the Reich
Leader SS understands it, you could give the appropriate injections
during a general examination.
Thorough experiments should be conducted to investigate the effect of
the sterilization largely in a way that you find out after a certain
time, which you would have to fix, perhaps by X-rays, what kind of
changes have taken place. In some cases a practical experiment might be
arranged by locking up a Jewess and a Jew together for a certain period
and then seeing what results are achieved.
I ask you to let me know your opinion about my letter for the
information of the Reich Leader SS.
Heil Hitler!
[Signed] BRANDT
SS Obersturmbannfuehrer
2. To SS Obergruppenfuehrer Pohl, Berlin.
[Handwritten] delivered to Boemer
Please acknowledge. SS Obersturmbannfuehrer Koegel also received a copy
for the information of the camp physician. Moreover the Reich Physician
SS and the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) received a copy.
[Signed] BRANDT
SS Obersturmbannfuehrer