Fritz Fischer (medical doctor)

Fritz Fischer
Mugshot of Fischer
Born5 October 1912
Died2003 (aged 90–91)
OccupationPhysician
Political partyNazi Party
Criminal statusDeceased
Conviction(s)War crimes
Crimes against humanity
Membership in a criminal organization
TrialDoctors' trial
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment; commuted to 15 years imprisonment

Fritz Ernst Fischer (5 October 1912 – 2003) was a Nazi German medical doctor who performed medical atrocities on inmates of the Ravensbrück concentration camp.[1] He was tried and convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the 1947 Doctors' Trial; he was sentenced to life imprisonment, but his sentence was commuted to 15 years and he was released in 1954.

  1. ^ Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality (1946). "Affidavit of Fritz Ernst Fischer." Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression. Volume VIII (1st ed.). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. pp. 635–642. ISBN 9781645940302. Retrieved 27 May 2022.