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Letter to Rudolf Brandt concerning order by Hitler and the related work by Dr. Hirt

Authors

Wolfram Sievers (administrator of Ahnenerbe Society; Reich Research Council)

Born: 1905-07-10 (Hildesheim)
Died: 1948-06-02 (Landsberg Prison)
Country of citizenship: Germany
Occupation: managing director; official
Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1929-01-01)
Member of: Schutzstaffel (since: 1935-01-01)
Participant in: Nazi human experimentation (location: Dachau concentration camp); Nuremberg Medical Trial (date: 1947-01-20; role: affiant, defendant, witness)
Significant person: Helmut Poppendick (role: colleague); Kurt Wehlte

Date: 11 April 1944

Literal Title: Betr.: Fuehrerbefehl vom 1.3.44

Total Pages: 1

Language of Text: German

Evidence Code: NO-15

Citation: NMT 1 (page 1039)

HLSL Item No.: 507

Notes:The letter is a reply to a letter from Brandt, NO 13-b. The Hitler order apparently concerned poison gas.