The Extermination of Mentally Ill Persons During World War II – Memory and History


04.12.2009 – 06.12.2009
Warszawa

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. It is a fitting moment to recall the fate of the mentally ill, who constituted the first group of victims. The Nazi genocide began with the extermination of mentally ill people in occupied Poland. This fact remains little known, even among physicians. For this reason, we decided to organize together with…