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In Auschwitz, Eduard Wirths was involved in medical experiments and selections. Based on interviews with survivors and people from his immediate environment, the documentary tries to answer the question how a doctor could commit these atrocities. Wirths’ father, wife and children talk about their memories of him and the camp and about Wirths’ eventual suicide. Fellow-villagers and a friend know his reputation and former colleagues explain the circumstances in which Wirths carried out these experiments.

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Director
Producer
Production company
Rolf Orthel Filmproductie
TV company
IKON TV

Title: Dr Eduard Wirths, SS-arts in Auschwitz
Year: 1975
Duration : 56 minutes
Category: Short Documentary
Edition: NFF 2011

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