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Originally Posted by Andy M  spidge -
Thanks for the link. It'll come in handy for another project I'm working on.
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October 1939 - Nazis Begin Euthanasia on Sick and Disabled Aktion T4 Hartheim Castle Memorial Site near Linz, Austria (Schloss Hartheim)
Hartheim Schloss:
In 1942, a total of 3,166 civilian prisoners were transported to this place, situated near Linz in Austria, just over the German border,and there put to death by gassing. They were classified as 'unfit to work'. Hartheim was the only prison from which there were no survivors. Used in the SS Euthanasia Programme, around 10,000 mentally retarded and crippled children were murdered here. Five such establishments were set up in Germany, including the infamous Hadamar Psychiatric Clinic. Since the Programme began in 1939, a total of 70,273 mentally retarded people were murdered in these centers. Today, the Schloss has been converted into flats housing for 22 families.The only reminder of the terrible events that took place here is a large plaque on the wall of the entrance hall.