12 Facts About Paul Nitsche

Hermann Paul Nitsche was a German psychiatrist known for his expert endorsement of the Third Reich's euthanasia authorization and who later headed the Medical Office of the T-4 Euthanasia Program.

Paul Nitsche attended elementary school in Pirna from 1882 to 1887.

Paul Nitsche received his medical license in 1901 and a professorship in 1925.

Paul Nitsche did not join the Nazi Party until May 1933.

Paul Nitsche was a strong supporter of eugenics and euthanasia and was present at the gassing demonstration at what would become the Brandenburg euthanasia center in either December 1939 or January 1940.

Paul Nitsche was driven not so much by Nazi racial ideology as by his own support of racial science and his vision of "progressive medicine".

Paul Nitsche was deputy director of the Sonnenstein Clinic from 1913 to 1918 and director of the institution 1928 to 1939.

Paul Nitsche succeeded Heyde as head of the Medical Office in December 1941.

Paul Nitsche's trial took place from June 16,1947, to July 7,1947.

Paul Nitsche was condemned to death for crimes against humanity on the basis of Allied Control Council Law No 10 for killing over one thousand people.

Paul Nitsche attempted to justify his actions, saying they were intended to free the sick from pain.

Paul Nitsche was executed by guillotine on March 25,1948, in Dresden.