Historical background for education on medicine, Nazism, and the Holocaust

This section offers supplementary material to the history sections of the report, "The Lancet Commission on medicine, Nazism, and the Holocaust: historical evidence, implications for today, teaching for tomorrow." Panels include information on some of the key events in the general history of Nazi Germany and specific policies that affected medicine and health care professionals. Further, there are additional examples of perpetrators, victims, and survivors of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust that can be used to teach medicine, Nazism, and the Holocaust.

This free Supplementary appendix is a separate download for the report. To download the supplement select the PDF link under the heading “Supplementary material (1)” on the report download page. There are no fees associated with the download but registration is required.