Letter to Sigmund Rascher conveying Himmler's approval of the use of prisoners for the high altitude experiments

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Rudolf Emil H. Brandt (SS Obersturmbannfuehrer (Himmler's personal staff))

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Rudolf Emil H. Brandt

German civil servant and SS officer, convicted war criminal (1909-1948)

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  • Born: 1909-06-02 (Frankfurt (Oder))
  • Died: 1948-06-02 (Landsberg Prison)
  • Country of citizenship: Germany
  • Occupation: jurist; lawyer; stenographer
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1932-01-01)
  • Member of: The Ahnenerbe
  • Participant in: Nuremberg Medical Trial (role: defendant)
  • Significant person: Heinrich Himmler (role: adjutant)

Date: May 1941

Total Pages: 1

Language of Text: English

Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)

Evidence Code: PS-1582

Citation: IMT (page 1849)

HLSL Item No.: 451434

Notes:The Blue Set, vol. 27, p. 348, dates the letter as 23 (?) May 1941.

Trial Issues

Criminal organizations (Gestapo, Leadership Corps, Cabinet, SS, SD, OKW) (… High altitude experiments (IMT,NMT 1, 2, 4)

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Staff Evidence Analyses

PS-1582: Photostat of letter by Brandt to Rascher re: Permission to experiment on arrested people

Red Series Doc Descriptions

PS-1582: Letter from Himmler’s adjutant Brandt to Dr. Rascher, 23 (?) May 1941: prisoners will be placed at the addressee’s disposal for high altitude aviation research

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PS-1582: No date - R. Brandt to Rascher stating Himmler gives consent.

No date - Brandt to Rascher stating Himmler gives consent.

Bra/V
SS-Untersturmfuehrer Dr. med. Sigmund RASCHER MUNICH, Trogerstr. 56 Dear Dr. Rascher:
Shortly before flying to Oslo, the Reichsfuehrer SS gave me your letter of 15 May, 1941, for partial reply.
I can inform you that prisoners will of course be gladly made available for the high-flight researches. I have informed the Chief
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of the Security Police of this agreement of the Reichsfuehrer SS, and requested that the competent official be instructed to get in touch with you.
I want to use the opportunity to extend my cordial wishes to you on the birth of your son.
I shall refer as soon as possible to the second part of your letter.
Heil Hitler
By order [initials] R Br
SS-Sturmbannfuehrer