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The holocaust of the disabled

verfasst von: Prof. Massimo Fioranelli, Prof. Maria Grazia Roccia, Miriam Rovesti, MD, Francesca Satolli, MD, Paola Petrelli, Prof. Torello Lotti

Erschienen in: Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift | Sonderheft 1/2017

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Summary

The Holocaust is commonly known as the genocide perpetrated by the Nazi regime which killed six million European Jews. Not many people know, however, that another holocaust took place at the same time: the holocaust of the disabled. As Hitler pursued a strategic vision of a dominant, pure Aryan race, any inferior and weak human being was exterminated. A brief consideration is called for in order to not forget the horrifying events that took place at the beginning of the last century and in order to re-shape our concept of normality.
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Metadaten
Titel
The holocaust of the disabled
verfasst von
Prof. Massimo Fioranelli
Prof. Maria Grazia Roccia
Miriam Rovesti, MD
Francesca Satolli, MD
Paola Petrelli
Prof. Torello Lotti
Publikationsdatum
02.06.2017
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift / Ausgabe Sonderheft 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0043-5341
Elektronische ISSN: 1563-258X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-017-0572-4

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