Horst Schumann | |
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Born | Halle an der Saale, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire | 1 May 1906
Died | 5 May 1983 Frankfurt am Main, West Germany | (aged 77)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Luftwaffe Schutzstaffel |
Years of service | 1939–1945 |
Rank | SS-Sturmbannführer (Major) |
Unit | Auschwitz |
Horst Schumann (1 May 1906 – 5 May 1983) was an SS-Sturmbannführer (major) and medical doctor who conducted sterilization and castration experiments at Auschwitz and was particularly interested in the mass sterilization of Jews by means of X-rays.