Memorial to the Victims of National Socialist 'Euthanasia' Killings

5 Aaron Miller - 5 years ago

Another exhibit in Berlin I found very emotional. This is the site of the headquarters of Aktion or T4. The organization coordinated the collection and killing of the people who had medical and mental health issues during the German Reich.

The outside exhibit tells the stories of different victims and their condition. You also learn how many of the doctors and nurses were placed on trial after the war for their involvement.

5 Kyleigh Gault - 3 years ago

A beautiful monument dedicated to lives lost from euthanasia clinics during the holocaust. The location of the monument was chosen because the headquarters of the Aktion T4 program was the building that is behind the monument now (Tiergarten 4).
The information in front of the display is in English and German with braille on the electronic information spots. Although the electronic information boxes were not operating today, the display conveys enough information to educate people on the topic of euthanasia clinics. The monument is very accessible for assistive devices of any size.

5 Evelyn Anne - 5 years ago

This is a small, chilling memorial to the more than 70,000 individuals murdered (“euthanized”) under the “mental hygiene” program called Aktion T4 (short for the address of the Chancellory office at Tiergardenstraße 4, where the memorial is now located).

The actual memorial is a long, translucent blue wall (lots of interesting symbolism in that, worth looking up online). In front of the wall is a series of plaques with specific examples of individuals killed under this program and an overview of the program itself.

The murder of individual citizens deemed “mentally unfit” (i.e. people with various psychological disorders, learning disabilities or tendencies to violate societal norms) is a significant but lesser-known chapter in the campaign of destruction and genocide perpetrated by the Nazi party under Hitler during WWII. This memorial is an important look at the way people on the fringes of society were viewed and treated in Nazi Germany.

5 David - 6 years ago

A stark monument explaining how the infirm and troubled German people were removed from hospitals and murdered to make room for the wounded soldiers.

4 Minna Joki - 5 years ago

Simplistic but informative of a horrible part of history that isn't emphasized as much as the more dramatic death camps.

5 Val Gli - a month ago

(Translated by Google) Quite impactful. Knowing that many health professionals helped to kill people they thought should die: children who didn't learn, schizophrenics, alcoholics, or who wouldn't be fit for work. How crazy these guys once had this power in their hands. I hope that humanity does not forget and always has its eyes wide open…

(Original)
Bastante impactante. Saber q muitos profissionais de saúde ajudaram a matar pessoas q eles julgavam q deveriam morrer: crianças q não aprendiam, esquizofrênicos, alcoólatras, ou que não serviriam para o trabalho. Que Loucura esses caras um dia terem tido esse poder na mão. Espero que a humanidade não se esqueça e esteja sempre com os olhos bem abertos…

5 Silva Blume - 2 years ago

(Translated by Google) An interesting place for those who love history. I am also glad that it is, to honor memory is very important.

(Original)
Интересное место для тех, кто любит историю. Также я рада, что оно есть, чтить память очень важно.