Related events:
Wednesday 22nd of March 1933 (x) — The first Konzentrationslager is inaugurated by Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel (SS) Heinrich Himmler with the arrival of about 200 prisoners from Stadelheim Prison in München and the Landsberg fortress
Sunday 22nd of February 1942 (x) — The first ‘low-pressure’ experiments are carried out on prisoners of war by Nazi doctor Sigmund Rascher
Thursday 26th of April 1945 (-) — Nazi doctor Sigmund Rascher is executed by the firing squad
In an attempt to please Himmler by demonstrating that population growth could be accelerated by extending the childbearing age, Rascher publicized the fact that his wife had given birth to three children even after becoming 48 years of age and Himmler used a photograph of Rascher's family as propaganda material. However during her fourth "pregnancy" Mrs. Rascher was arrested for trying to kidnap a baby and an investigation revealed that her other three children had been either bought or kidnapped. Himmler felt betrayed by this conduct and had Rascher and his wife sentenced to death. Sunday 29th of April 1945 (x) — The concentration camp of Dachau is liberated by units of 3rd Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Felix L. Sparks and the 222nd Infantry Regiment of the 42nd Rainbow Infantry Division soldiers led by Brigadier General Henning Linden
Since 1945 adherents of the 42nd and 45th Division versions of events have argued over which unit was the first to liberate Dachau. |
