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Karl Gebhardt
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German physician and convicted war criminal (1897–1948)
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Karl Gebhardt was a German surgeon, physician, university teacher, and politician. Born in Haag in Oberbayern in 1897, he was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. He served as a member of the Nazi Party and held the allegiance of Nazi Germany. His professional career included employment at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Hohenlychen Sanatorium, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, and Organisation Todt.
Gebhardt participated in World War I and World War II, achieving the military ranks of Obergruppenführer and Sturmbannführer. He received the Iron Cross and was convicted of crimes against humanity. He authored three works, including *Univerträglichkeit bei Prunus-Pfropfkombinationen*, *Das okzitanische Lehngut im Französischen*, and *Determining hydrologic properties of soil*. Gebhardt died by hanging in Landsberg am Lech in 1948 as a result of capital punishment.
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- Works
- 3
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karl
- Family name
- Gebhardt
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Haag in Oberbayern
- Place of death
- Landsberg am Lech
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Employer
- German Red Cross
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Iron Cross
- Field of work
- surgery
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military branch
- Schutzstaffel
- Military rank
- Obergruppenführer
- Image
- Karl Gebhardt, defendant in the Doctors' Trial.jpg
- Convicted of
- crime against humanity
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- Commons category
- Karl Gebhardt
- date of birth
- 1897-11-23
- date of death
- 1948-06-02
- cause of death
- hanging to death
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- name in native language
- Karl Gebhardt
- member of
- Freikorps Oberland
- start of work period
- 1933-00-00
- significant person
- Siegfried Handloser
- interested in
- gas gangrene
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