Eduard Wirths (4 September 1909 – 20 September 1945) was the chief SS doctor at the Auschwitz concentration camp from September 1942 to January 1945. Thus, Wirths had formal responsibility for everything undertaken by the nearly twenty SS doctors (including Josef Mengele, Horst Schumann and Carl Clauberg) who worked in the medical sections of Auschwitz between 1942 and 1945.
Eduard Wirths
Nazi physician
Notable For
German Nazi physician
Eduard Wirths's Historical Timeline
Eduard Wirths is born
Eduard Wirths nazi physician, known for german nazi physician, was born on 1909-09-04.
Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp opens in Nazi controlled Poland with Polish POWs, later expanded to inclu
Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp opens in Nazi controlled Poland with Polish POWs, later expanded to include civilian Jews, Roman Catholics, Gypsies and Soviet POWs (at least 1.1 million would die within its walls)
Jewish patients, nurses and doctors incinerated at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Jewish patients, nurses and doctors incinerated at Auschwitz-Birkenau
First of over 180,000 Hungarian Jews reaches Auschwitz
Jews, or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of ancient Israel and Judah. They traditionally adhere to Judaism.
Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz and Birkenau Concentration Camps in Poland - now commemorated as International Holocau
Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz and Birkenau Concentration Camps in Poland - now commemorated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day [1]
Associated Historical Events
birth
Eduard Wirths is born
Eduard Wirths nazi physician, known for german nazi physician, was born on 1909-09-04.
Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp opens in Nazi controlled Poland with Polish POWs, later expanded to inclu
Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp opens in Nazi controlled Poland with Polish POWs, later expanded to include civilian Jews, Roman Catholics, Gypsies and Soviet POWs (at least 1.1 million would die within its walls)
Jewish patients, nurses and doctors incinerated at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Jewish patients, nurses and doctors incinerated at Auschwitz-Birkenau
First of over 180,000 Hungarian Jews reaches Auschwitz
Jews, or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of ancient Israel and Judah. They traditionally adhere to Judaism.
Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz and Birkenau Concentration Camps in Poland - now commemorated as International Holocau
Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz and Birkenau Concentration Camps in Poland - now commemorated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day [1]
Frequently Asked Questions
- When was Eduard Wirths born?
- Eduard Wirths was born on 1909-09-04.
- What is Eduard Wirths known for?
- German Nazi physician
- What historical events involved Eduard Wirths?
- Eduard Wirths was involved in 5 recorded historical events, including Eduard Wirths is born, Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp opens in Nazi controlled Poland with Polish POWs, later expanded to inclu, Jewish patients, nurses and doctors incinerated at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
- When did Eduard Wirths die?
- Eduard Wirths died on 1945-01-01.