What is herta oberheuser?

Herta Oberheuser was a German physician and war criminal who is known for her participation in medical experiments on concentration camp prisoners during World War II. She was born on May 15, 1911, in Cologne, Germany.

Oberheuser joined the Nazi Party in 1932 and became a medical doctor in 1937. In 1940, she was appointed as a medical doctor at the Ravensbrück concentration camp, where she conducted medical experiments on female prisoners, including injecting them with various substances and performing surgeries without anesthesia.

Oberheuser was also involved in the testing of new medications and treatments on prisoners, often causing severe pain, disability, and death. She was known for her cruel and sadistic behavior towards the prisoners under her care.

After the war, Oberheuser was arrested and charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. In 1947, she was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison. She was released in 1952 and later resumed her medical practice under a different name.

Herta Oberheuser's actions during the war were widely condemned, and she is remembered as a symbol of the horrors of Nazi medical experimentation on human subjects.