00:00In February 1942, Klaus Schilling, already over 70 years old, began his work at Dachau
00:07concentration camp.
00:08He insisted that his research was necessary and could be conducted without serious harm.
00:15This was a lie, and in reality, the experiments were brutal and deadly.
00:22Prisoners were deliberately infected with malaria, often by being exposed to mosquitoes
00:27carrying the illness for extended periods.
00:30In other cases, extracts from infected mosquito glands were injected directly into the bodies
00:36of prisoners.
00:38After infection, the victims were treated with experimental synthetic drugs, administered
00:43in doses that often ranged from extremely high to lethal.
00:48The suffering was intense, and the prisoners endured high fevers, violent chills, severe
00:55pain and long periods of weakness.
01:00Discover the full story on worldhistory.tv
Comments