Nazi Germany was a scientific powerhouse. It invented many weapons during World War II, and employed many of Germany’s great intellectual minds. Much of the work done was intended for terrible things and most of the work done was at the expense of others. Still there is no denying that it was still great work. The men who performed this work were highly trained, highly educated and highly intelligent scientists of all kinds. Before the war they worked in the private sector and in universities. During the war they worked for the German government. But where would they work after the war? Some landed in jail and were tried for war crimes. Some stayed in Germany and were sucked into the Soviet Union. Some, however, escaped the black hole of post
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One deal breaker that was offered was the luxurious three day weekend. This three day weekend unfortunately lured more and more soldiers in, sadly, they had no idea they were being tricked. Eighteen year old Army Pvt. Tim Josephs was one of many whom were tricked into becoming a human test subject. He was told that he would be testing out army clothes and weapons but once he got to the military base in Edgewood, Maryland, he knew something was out of place. "It just did not look like a military base, more like a hospital," recalled Josephs. "It was like a plum assignment," Josephs said. "The idea was they would test new Army field jackets, clothing, weapons and things of that nature, but no mention of drugs or chemicals." As like most soldiers, Josephs tried his hardest to escape this torture. A man in a white lab coat approached Josephs and said to him, "You volunteered for this. You're going to do it. If you don't, you're going to jail. You're going to Vietnam either way -- before or after," Josephs said recently. There was no escaping the human testing. Every soldier tried everything in their willpower to try to escape but it was just impossible Injections and pills were most commonly administered for testing research. Later in his fifties, Josephs was forced to retire early due to his diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, costing him 2,000 dollars a month for medicine, out of
One deal breaker that was offered was the luxurious three day weekend. This three day weekend unfortunately lured more and more soldiers in, sadly, they had no idea they were being tricked. Eighteen year old Army Pvt. Tim Josephs was one of many whom were tricked into becoming a human test subject. He was told that he would be testing out army clothes and weapons but once he got to the military base in Edgewood, Maryland, he knew something was out of place. "It just did not look like a military base, more like a hospital," recalled Josephs. "It was like a plum assignment," Josephs said. "The idea was they would test new Army field jackets, clothing, weapons and things of that nature, but no mention of drugs or chemicals." As like most soldiers, Josephs tried his hardest to escape this torture. A man in a white lab coat approached Josephs and said to him, "You volunteered for this. You're going to do it. If you don't, you're going to jail. You're going to Vietnam either way -- before or after," Josephs said recently. There was no escaping the human testing. Every soldier tried everything in their willpower to try to escape but it was just impossible Injections and pills were most commonly administered for testing research. Later in his fifties, Josephs was forced to retire early due to his diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, costing him 2,000 dollars a month for medicine, out of