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Circular letter and Fuehrer decree ordering doctors to report illnesses of important people to Karl Brandt

Authors

Leonardo Conti (Dr., Public Health Office, Interior Ministry)

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Leonardo Conti

physician, Nazi officer (1900-1945)

Born: 1900-08-24 (Lugano)
Died: 1945-10-06 (Nuremberg)
Country of citizenship: Germany; Switzerland
Occupation: physician; politician
Member of political party: German National People's Party; German Völkisch Freedom Party; Nazi Party
Member of: Deutschvölkischer Schutz und Trutzbund; Schutzstaffel (series ordinal: 3982; since: 1930-02-01); Sturmabteilung
Participant in: Aktion T4
Military rank: Obergruppenführer

Adolf Hitler (Fuehrer, Reich Chancellor, Supeme Commander of Wehrmacht)

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Adolf Hitler

Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945)

Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus)
Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler)
Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01)
Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier
Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556)
Member of: Nazi Party
Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing
Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin

Date: 09 January 1943

Total Pages: 1

Language of Text: English

Evidence Code: NO-119

Citations: NMT 1 (page 2638), NMT 1 (page 10556), NMT 1 (page 2586)

HLSL Item No.: 1101

Notes:This Staff Evidence Analysis was prepared by Henry Sachs on 14 August 1946. Conti wrote the cover letter and circular of 9 January 1943; Hitler issued the order of 23 December 1942.

Document Summary

Staff Evidence Analyses

NO-119: Order of the Fuehrer: re release of doctors from their professional discretion