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Siegfried Handloser
1885 – 1954
About this person
Wikipedia SummarySiegfried Adolf Handloser was a German physician, career military officer and war criminal. As the chief of all medical services in the Wehrmacht, he was brought to trial for overseeing medical atrocities at concentration camps during World War II. He was convicted at the 1947 Doctors' Trial during the subsequent Nuremberg trials and sentenced to life imprisonment. His sentence was reduced to a 20-year term, though he was released in 1954 and died of cancer the same year.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
March 25, 1885
Constance
Date of death
July 3, 1954
Munich
Citizenship
Germany
Occupations & fields
military physiciandirectorprofessor
Awards & honours
Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Josephknight of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with SwordsKnight Second class of the Order of the Zähringer LionFrederickscrossHanseatic Cross (Hamburg)Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords
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