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Karl Brandt Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Karl Brandt, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Germany.

6 records1934–19476 events1 places

Chronological biography

1934

Health of Karl Brandt1934
Science / Medicine · Dr

Appointed Adolf Hitler's personal doctor-in-residence

Hitler's Doctor1934
Government / NSDAP Government · Dr

Appointed Adolf Hitler's personal doctor-in-residence

1939

Euthanasia1939
Government / NSDAP Government · Chief Euthanasia Programme

Appointed Joint Chief of the Euthanasia Programme by Hitler

1947

Doctors Trial Verdict19 August 1947
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Physician · Nuremberg

The tribunal found Brandt guilty as it delivered the Doctors Trial verdicts.

Nuremberg Code19 August 1947
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Physician · Nuremberg

The Doctors Trial judgment set out ten principles for permissible human experimentation, later known as the Nuremberg Code.

Doctors Trial Sentence20 August 1947
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Physician · Nuremberg

Brandt received a death sentence after conviction in the Doctors Trial.

Titles and roles

Chief Euthanasia Programme · Dr · Physician

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.