What Are The Three Categories Of German Experiments

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The Jews and residents of the concentration camps were meant as “science experiments” for the Germans. They were tested all the time and had to have deadly experiments on their bodies. Many of the people were killed by these experiments. The doctors had three categories of tests on people. The first was for experiments to try to help the survival of axis powers. The second category was to help find cures for German soldiers, some of the diseases include tuberculosis, hypothermia, and sea water drinking (For dehydration). The last category was to sought advances the racial tenets. The Jew's and residents of the camps did not know what category they were going to be in or what they were there for. Over all, the doctors were there to perform dangerous

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