Introduction Who do you think of when someone talks to you about the mastermind of masterminds of the holocaust in World War II? Most people think of Adolf Hitler or Joseph Stalin, but the Nazi scientists and biologists were the ones behind the creation and experimentation of the chemical and biological weapons. This research paper is on one of them. His name is Kurt Blome. He was a Nazi scientist under Hitler who later worked for the United States through Operation Paperclip. I would love to tell you about him.
Background Information Kurt Blome was born on January 31, 1894. He was born and raised in the Westphalia region of Germany in the city of Bielefeld (Military). He was married to a physician named Bettina Blome (The Nuremberg …show more content…
He was deputy of the Reich Research Council (Operation Paperclip). As a dignitary, Blome always had a deep interest in cancer-causing substances and viruses (Military). In 1941, Blome wrote his autobiography, Arzt im Kampf: Erlebruisse und Gedanken, which translates to A Doctor's Struggle: Experience and Memories (3Reich-Collector). In the book he equalized the uses of medical and military power in war (Operation Paperclip). With these views and radical ideas it is clear to see why he became a Nazi …show more content…
He was out on trial in Nuremberg, Germany in a famous trial known as the "Doctors' Trial" (History). While in Nuremberg, Blome and twenty-two other scientists, biologists, and physicians were put on trial to attempt bringing these war criminals to justice. Eighty-five witnesses and 1,471 documents were examined and judgement was announced on August 19, 1947 (History). Although he admitted to experimenting on concentration camp prisoners, he was acquitted and saved by American intervention (Operation Paperclip). In 1951, Blome was transferred to and hired by the United States by the U.S. Chemical Corps during a project known as Operation Paperclip or Operation Overcast (Operation Paperclip). Much of the information of this operation is still classified, but an aim of the operation was to capture German secrets and to prevent the Soviet Union from capturing the scientist and secrets (Operation Paperclip). This operation actually led to the foundation of the NASA and the US ICBM programs (Operation Paperclip). While in custody, letters from his wife, Bettina, led to his conviction (The Nuremberg Medical Trials 1946/1947: Transcripts, Material of the Prosecution and Defense, Related Documents). He was sentenced to twenty years of prison where he later died
Background Information Kurt Blome was born on January 31, 1894. He was born and raised in the Westphalia region of Germany in the city of Bielefeld (Military). He was married to a physician named Bettina Blome (The Nuremberg …show more content…
He was deputy of the Reich Research Council (Operation Paperclip). As a dignitary, Blome always had a deep interest in cancer-causing substances and viruses (Military). In 1941, Blome wrote his autobiography, Arzt im Kampf: Erlebruisse und Gedanken, which translates to A Doctor's Struggle: Experience and Memories (3Reich-Collector). In the book he equalized the uses of medical and military power in war (Operation Paperclip). With these views and radical ideas it is clear to see why he became a Nazi …show more content…
He was out on trial in Nuremberg, Germany in a famous trial known as the "Doctors' Trial" (History). While in Nuremberg, Blome and twenty-two other scientists, biologists, and physicians were put on trial to attempt bringing these war criminals to justice. Eighty-five witnesses and 1,471 documents were examined and judgement was announced on August 19, 1947 (History). Although he admitted to experimenting on concentration camp prisoners, he was acquitted and saved by American intervention (Operation Paperclip). In 1951, Blome was transferred to and hired by the United States by the U.S. Chemical Corps during a project known as Operation Paperclip or Operation Overcast (Operation Paperclip). Much of the information of this operation is still classified, but an aim of the operation was to capture German secrets and to prevent the Soviet Union from capturing the scientist and secrets (Operation Paperclip). This operation actually led to the foundation of the NASA and the US ICBM programs (Operation Paperclip). While in custody, letters from his wife, Bettina, led to his conviction (The Nuremberg Medical Trials 1946/1947: Transcripts, Material of the Prosecution and Defense, Related Documents). He was sentenced to twenty years of prison where he later died