Oehler-Klein Sigrid
Institüt für Geschichte der Medizin der Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen.
Medizinhist J. 2007;42(3-4):330-55.
In the course of its history the University of Giessen was threatened several times by closure, due to the University's geographical location, size, or a relative lack of reputation. This paper deals with the policy of the University's Medical Faculty during the Nazi period, when it faced specific demands and opportunities. While the University's restructuring had been initiated by some active National Socialists, this process was pragmatically supported by the Medical Faculty as a whole in order to gain advantages from its location. In particular, the Faculty (1.) institutionalized racial hygiene--a chair for one of the most radical representatives of this subject in Germany was requested--and (2.) established collaboration with the "Wehrmacht". The newly opened up perspectives for research were seen as an opportunity. In fact, from 1940 the University of Giessen was frequented again by many medical students; in 1943, the Berlin Academy for Military Medicine relocated some institutes and scientists to the University of Giessen, as the capital had become too unsafe for them because of increasing air raids.
在其历史进程中，吉森大学曾多次因地理位置、规模或相对缺乏声誉而面临关闭的威胁。本文探讨了纳粹时期该大学医学院的政策，当时它面临着特定的要求和机遇。虽然大学的重组是由一些活跃的纳粹分子发起的，但医学院整体上务实支持这一进程，以便从其地理位置中获益。特别是，医学院（1）将种族卫生制度化——要求设立一个由德国该学科最激进的代表之一担任的教授职位——并（2）与“ Wehrmacht”（德国国防军）建立了合作。新开辟的研究前景被视为一个机遇。事实上，从1940年起，许多医科学生再次经常光顾吉森大学；1943年，柏林军事医学院将一些研究所和科学家迁至吉森大学，因为由于空袭增加，首都对他们来说变得过于不安全。
