New database sheds light on victims of Nazi medical experiments

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2025-08-18

Berlin (dpa) - A new online database aims to document the fates of victims subjected to forced medical experiments during Germany's Nazi era. The collection, which contains thousands of profiles of confirmed and suspected victims, was jointly launched on Monday by the German National Academy of Sciences and the Max Planck Society, a research institute. The database currently includes profiles of around 16,000 individuals who are confirmed to hav......

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