Viktor Hermann Brack Reichsleiter, SS Oberführer Date of Birth: 09.11.1904 Country: Germany

1. Biography of Viktor Hermann Brack
2. Early Life and Career
3. Involvement in Nazi Crimes
4. Nuremberg Trial and Execution

Biography of Viktor Hermann Brack

Viktor Hermann Brack, born on November 9, 1904, was a prominent figure in Nazi Germany. He gained notoriety for his direct involvement in the construction of death camps in Poland, as well as for conducting experiments on human subjects and leading the Nazi euthanasia program known as "T-4." Brack was ultimately sentenced to death for these crimes.

Early Life and Career

Viktor Brack was born into a family of doctors. He pursued a career in economics and graduated from the Technical University of Munich in 1928. On December 1, 1929, he joined the Nazi Party (NSDAP). In 1934, he married Thea Ober and they had four children together.

Brack quickly climbed the career ladder within the party, thanks to his friendship with Heinrich Himmler. Starting in 1932, Brack worked at the NSDAP's Munich Center, also known as the "Brown House," as the deputy to Franz Xaver Schwarz, the head of Adolf Hitler's personal chancellery. After Hitler's rise to power, Brack relocated to Berlin.

Within the SS, Brack's career progressed rapidly: he became an SS-Sturmführer in 1932, SS-Sturmhauptführer in 1933, SS-Sturmbannführer in 1935, SS-Obersturmbannführer in 1936, SS-Standartenführer in 1937, and finally SS-Oberführer in 1940.

Involvement in Nazi Crimes

In 1939, the infamous "T-4" euthanasia program began, and Brack was assigned responsibility for its implementation. Initially, Professor Karl Brandt and Philipp Bouhler were held accountable for the program, but Bouhler delegated the task to Brack. From 1939 to 1945, Brack effectively oversaw the program.

During the war, Brack was also responsible for the destruction and experimentation on Jews in the so-called "Aktion Reinhard." The T-4 program claimed the lives of approximately 70,000 people, while the Reinhard actions resulted in the deaths of around 2 million individuals.

Nuremberg Trial and Execution

Although Brack did not personally participate in the medical aspects of these actions, he was one of the primary accused at the Doctors' Trial held in Nuremberg from December 9, 1946, to August 20, 1947. He was charged with specific responsibility and participation in the crimes committed.

On August 20, 1947, Brack was sentenced to death. He was hanged on June 2, 1948, at Landsberg Prison.