Karl Brandt Defence Case Begins
Brandt begins his defence against charges involving medical experiments, euthanasia policy and responsibility within the Nazi health system.
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Brandt begins his defence against charges involving medical experiments, euthanasia policy and responsibility within the Nazi health system.
Karl Brandt took the stand in his own defence and addressed his authority in the German medical system, euthanasia policy and allegations concerning human experimentation.
The tribunal found Brandt guilty as it delivered the Doctors Trial verdicts.
The Doctors Trial judgment set out ten principles for permissible human experimentation, later known as the Nuremberg Code.
Brandt received a death sentence after conviction in the Doctors Trial.