Worse Than Mengele? His Supervisor at Auschwitz: SS Doctor Wirths
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Eduard Wirths served as the chief SS physician at Auschwitz, overseeing the medical administration of the largest concentration and extermination camp established by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Born in Germany in 1909, Wirths studied medicine before joining the SS and eventually becoming one of the most influential doctors within the camp system. His position placed him at the centre of decisions that shaped the daily operation of Auschwitz and the medical activities carried out there. As chief physician, Wirths supervised the camp's medical personnel, including doctors such as Josef Mengele, whose work at Auschwitz would later become infamous. Under Wirths' authority, prisoner selections, medical inspections, and human experimentation formed part of the camp's routine. Prisoners were subjected to a wide range of medical procedures conducted without consent, while physicians pursued research that ignored every accepted principle of medical ethics. The documentary examines
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