University of Aachen, Institute for History, Theory and Ethics in Medicine, Wendlingweg, 252074, Aachen, Germany.
University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Institute for History, Theory and Ethics in Medicine, Wendlingweg, 252074, Aachen, Germany.
Br Dent J. 2021 Nov;231(10):647-653. doi: 10.1038/s41415-021-3667-7. Epub 2021 Nov 25.
This study is the first to identify and investigate German dentists tried for war crimes by British courts after 1945. Drawing on wide-ranging archival court documents and sources from various international archives, we found and studied 11 dentists from the Third Reich who were put on trial, the majority of whom were accused of manslaughter, homicide or being accessories to murder. Of the accused, two were sentenced to death while the rest (n = 9) were forced to serve prison sentences. After their release, all nine of these dentists were able to resume and advance their professional careers in Germany, most as owners of a private dental practice (n = 8) and one as a clinic director. Many settled in small towns, where they became esteemed members of their local communities.
这项研究首次确定并调查了 1945 年后英国法庭审判的德国战犯牙医。本研究利用广泛的档案法庭文件以及来自不同国际档案的资料，发现并研究了 11 名在审判中受审的纳粹德国牙医，他们中的大多数人被控过失杀人、故意杀人或谋杀从犯。在这些被告中，有两人被判死刑，其余（n=9）则被迫入狱服刑。这些牙医获释后，都能够在德国重新开始并推进他们的职业生涯，其中 9 人（n=8）作为私人牙医执业者，1 人作为诊所主任。许多人定居在小城镇，成为当地社区受人尊敬的成员。
