Waldemar Hoven

Waldem Hoven

Waldemar Hoven (February 10, 1903 – June 2, 1948) was a Nazi physician and a war criminal who was involved in human experimentation at the Buchenwald concentration camp during World War II. He was convicted of crimes against humanity and executed after the Nuremberg Trials.

Early Life

Waldemar Hoven was born on February 10, 1903, in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. He pursued a career in medicine and became a physician. Hoven joined the Nazi Party and the Schutzstaffel (SS), where he rose to the rank of SS-Hauptsturmführer.

Buchenwald Concentration Camp

Hoven served as the chief physician at the Buchenwald concentration camp from 1941 to 1943. During his tenure, he conducted numerous medical experiments on prisoners, including injecting them with various substances to study their effects. These experiments were often fatal and were conducted without the consent of the prisoners.

Nuremberg Trials

After the end of World War II, Hoven was arrested and tried at the Nuremberg Trials, specifically in the Doctors' Trial. He was charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity, and membership in a criminal organization. Hoven was found guilty and sentenced to death. He was executed by hanging on June 2, 1948.

Legacy

Waldemar Hoven's actions during the Holocaust are remembered as part of the broader atrocities committed by the Nazi regime. His involvement in unethical medical practices serves as a stark reminder of the importance of medical ethics and the protection of human rights in medical research.

See Also

• Buchenwald concentration camp
• Nuremberg Trials
• Human experimentation in Nazi Germany
• Crimes against humanity
• Nazi human experimentation

Related Pages

• Nazi Party
• Schutzstaffel
• Holocaust
• Medical ethics
• War crimes