Herta Oberheuser
Nazi physician (1911-1978) · Germany · On the map · Doctors · Died at 66
Herta Oberheuser was a German Nazi physician and convicted war criminal who performed medical atrocities on prisoners at the Ravensbrück women's concentration camp. For her role in the Holocaust, she was sentenced to 20 years in prison at the Doctors' Trial, but served only five years of her sentence.
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A survivor of Ravensbrück called Oberheuser "a beast masquerading as a human".
Country
Germany
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1978 · aged 66
