When and what was the Law for Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Progeny?
July 1933. Introduced compulsory sterilisation for certain categories of 'inferiors' e.g. people with schizophrenia or manic-depression.
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How many people were sterilised under the Third Reich?
400,000
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By when had Nazis authorised euthanasia for the disabled?
October 1939
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What was the catalyst for the euthanasia programme?
Dr Philipp Bouhler brought a letter to Hitler's attention, where a man had asked Hitler to put his disabled child to sleep. Karl Brandt was sent to inspect this baby.
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How were euthanised children killed?
Starvation or lethal injection
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What was the euthanasia programme called?
Atkion T4
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How may children were euthanised 1939-1941?
Over 5000
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Why was the euthanasia programme put to a halt in August 1941?
Archbishop Galen preached an emotive attack on euthanasia, which sparked protests and public demonstrations
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