Who was Carl Clauberg?
Dr. Carl Clauberg was a German medical doctor who performed inhumane experiments throughout World War II. In the tragic World War I, Clauberg served as an infatryman. After fulfilling his duty, Clauberg began to study medicine and earned the rank of chief doctor in the gynecological clinic of the University of Kiel. In 1933, Clauberg enrolled in the Nazi Party and was appointed as the professor of gynecology at the University of Konigsberg. He continued to study female fertility hormones and obtained a degree in 1937. In 1942, Clauberg approached Henrich Himmler and proposed that he be able given an opportunity to sterilize masses of women for his experiments. Himmler agreed and transferred Clauberg to Auschwitz in December 1942.
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What Experiments did Carl Clauberg conduct?
Clauberg's main goal was to find an easy and cheap way to sterilize women. He was given Block 10 of Auschwitz, which was filled with several hundred Jewish women. Clauberg began to perform sterilization experiments, which included sterilizing through: X-ray, injections, and artificial insemination. His X-ray experiments were performed on mostly male Jewish victims. Out of 420 individuals, nearly 188 of them were castrated, due to the intense radiation. Clauberg would also inject toxins into the uterus, which would result in severe inflammation and agonizing pain. The specially-made substance was produced by his assistant, Dr. Johannes Goebel, who was a chief chemist. In addition, Clauberg would also conduct artificial insemination. Around 300 women were inseminated, Clauberg would torture them by explaining how he injected animal sperm, which was causing a monster to be formed inside the uterus.