Siegfried Handloser
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Siegfried Adolf Handloser (25 March 1885 – 3 July 1954) was a Nazi physician and convicted war criminal, convicted for overseeing medical atrocities at concentration camps.
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Siegfried Handloser | |
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Chief of the German Armed Forces Medical Services | |
In office 28 July 1942 – 13 August 1944 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Siegfried Adolf Handloser (1885-03-25)25 March 1885 Konstanz, German Empire |
Died | 3 July 1954(1954-07-03) (aged 69) Munich, West Germany |
Cause of death | Cancer |
Parent(s) | Konstantin Handloser (father) Anna Maria (mother) |
Alma mater | Kaiser Wilhelm Medicinal Academy University of Giessen |
Military service | |
Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
Branch/service | German Army |
Rank | Generaloberstabsarzt |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
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He was convicted at the 1947 Doctors' Trial during the subsequent Nuremberg trials and sentenced to life imprisonment. His sentence was ultimately reduced to a 20-year term, though Handloser was released in 1954 and died of cancer the same year.