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Herta Oberheuser Biography and Timeline

Follow Herta Oberheuser through 2 dated historical records for Germany.

Herta Oberheuser, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1947–1947Years on this page

1947

Oberheuser Testifies on Ravensbrueck Medical Work

Physician · Doctors Trial Defendant · Nuremberg · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Oberheuser described her duties at Ravensbrueck and answered evidence concerning treatment of prisoners subjected to wound, drug and surgical experiments.

Role range: 1939-1945

Oberheuser Defence Case Begins

Physician · Physician · Nuremberg · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Oberheuser begins her defence concerning medical experiments performed on women imprisoned at Ravensbrueck.

Role range: 1939-1945

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