Germany's MINISTRY for Chechnya and Moravia, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 1147, sig. 110-11/85 (damaged)

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H0V B e ri c h t . Dr. Franz Klinger, Physician, born 15.6.19o8 Graz, RD. since 1.1.44 employed in the Sanatorrurkradrub with Prof Strauss, Albert Sand, Sekrankengymnast, born 21.1.13. Munich, Rd., since Nov. rg42 in the sanatorium Kladrub employed Dr. Edwin Kunz, Ärzt, geb. 19.8.15 Pladen, RD, employed since 23.1.44 as a sub-doctor of the Wehrmacht voluntarily and to the truth admonishes the following about the conditions in the DAF sanatorium Kladrub: The subject of the wehrmaat G e i s b e was made aware of its severe illness of the Prof. Strauss at 8.15h of 29.2.44, the investigation was carried out on new urges of the Stéonsarzt after 13 h. In the operation itself, no mouth wipes were used, contrary to the asisting doctor's presentation, the sweat of the surgeon dripped into the open stomach wound. There were also 22 pers= one in the room, in which also photos were taken with colorfilum. Spineli , member of the Waffen-SS French Legion was operated on at a hernia. During the operation, photographs were taken as usual, with the lamp of the photo=light exploded and the glass fragments penetrated into the operations= which since that time (5 weeks ) constantly festers severely. The soldiers Feld and Reiners, members of the Wehrmacht had both lower-end amputation stumps, which would have been suitable for a lower-level prosthesis. But since the knee gels had a bending contracture of about 90 degrees, the patients were suggested a tendon extension and again= gets them affirmed that the knee joints are preserved. When the tendon separation did not have a success in the operation=, both thighs were hand-breathed above the knee joint, with a circular cut, as in the case of emergency amputations, whereby a second assistant with dep hands had to clamp off the femoral artery=, because a corresponding blood emptying from the beginning was not planned. It should also be mentioned that Strauss never makes amputations and post-amputations in the form of the otherwise all=common cracking of an anterior rag, but always makes circular cuts as in the case of emergency amputation. Jnsequence= of these have already repeatedly become reusable post-aputations necessary=. In the case of the Wehrmachtangehörågen B ö g e r, a muscle binding strap was removed from the right thigh during the surgical repair of a habitual shoulder narrowing, which proved to be far too short as a result of not careful measurement. The second thigh was then opened and another muscle binding layer was removed. After a bone injury on the left upper arm, a seam of the radial nerve was negated. The site of nerve damage was clearly clarified by the roentgenbil. During the operation, the first of this kind carried out by Strauss, according to his own information, three anatomical atlases were to be brought in turn and the plates were seen. In addition, all bystanders were consulted after the probable course of the nerves in question, which extended the duration of the operation to over 2 hours and the upper arm from the root of the delta muscle down to the elbow