Nazi Medical Experiments During The Holocaust

The Nazi medical experiments are a series of experiments conducted by Nazi doctors to test specific medical needs of humans. These experiments took place in all German concentration camps, mainly Auschwitz, Ravensbrück and Dachau. These experiments are cruel and done without consent from the person being experimented on. The most famous Nazi doctor of the Holocaust was Dr. Josef Mengele who worked at Auschwitz. He is often called the “Angel of Death” because he determined the fates of those who arrived at Auschwitz. When a new train would arrive, he would decide was going to be experimented on, and who would go to the gas chambers. There is a plethora of different Nazi experiments done during the Holocaust that have caused trauma to the lives of many people.

The main goal of the Nazis was to create one race. Specifically, a “Nazi Race”-this race included blue-eyed, blonde-haired, strong, burly men. The Nazis believed that their race was superior to all others. This is why several minorities and groups were most often selected for concentration camps and experiments. Most of these minorities included gypsies, Jews, homosexuals or mentally/physically disabled. Hitler and the Nazis believed there was no room for people other than those of the

This experiment was done in two ways; but, the main way this was done was by placing the victim in an icy vat of water until he were almost at the point of death. Then, they attempted to revive the victim. Rarely ever was reviving the person to any avail if they were actually at the point of death. According to Peter Tyson from NOVA Online, the other option, weather-permitting, was “to strap a victim down on a bed naked and leave them out in sub-zero temperatures.” The Nazis believed that this would educate them on the conditions that the armies faced in