Konrad Schäfer
Konrad Schäfer was a German physician who served as a researcher at the Institute for Aviation Medicine in Berlin.[1]
Konrad Schäfer | |
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 Mugshot of Schäfer | |
| Born | 7 January 1911 |
| Died | 1951 (aged 39–40) |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | Defendant of the doctors' trial |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Criminal status | Acquitted |
| Criminal charge | Conspiracy against peace War crimes Crimes against humanity |
After World War II, he was invited to the United States where he briefly conducted research for the U.S. Army Air Forces at Randolph Air Field.[2]
He was tried and acquitted of various war crimes during the Doctors' trial.[3]
References
- "Phillips Nuremberg Trials Collection: Trial 1 - Medical Case". uga.edu. University of Georgia. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- Lichtblau, Eric (2014). The Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler's Men. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0547669194.
- Eckart, Wolfgang (2006). Man, Medicine, and the State: The Human Body as an Object of Government Sponsored Medical Research in the 20th Century. Franz Steiner Verlag. p. 122. ISBN 351508794X.
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