Ernst-Robert Grawitz
| Ernst-Robert Grawitz | |
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| Born |
8 June 1899 Charlottenburg, Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 24 April 1945 (aged 45) Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany
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| Service/branch |
 German Red Cross
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| Rank | Obergruppenführer |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Ernst-Robert Grawitz (8 June 1899 – 24 April 1945) was a German physician (and an SS Reichsarzt, "arzt" meaning "physician") in Nazi Germany during World War II. He was born in Charlottenburg and died in Potsdam-Babelsberg.
Grawitz was born in Charlottenburg, in the western part of Berlin, Germany. As Reichsarzt SS und Polizei (Reich Physician SS and Police), Grawitz was also head of the German Red Cross. His wife, Ilse, was the daughter of SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS Siegfried Taubert.
He funded Nazi attempts to "eradicate the perverted world of the homosexual" and research into attempts to "cure" homosexuality. This involved experimentation on inmates in Nazi concentration camps. He was in charge of "enthusiastic" experiments on concentration camp inmates. Researchers both in and outside the SS wanted to exploit the "supply" of inmates held in the SS camps and use them like "human guinea pigs" for experiments. In order to do so, the interested parties had to apply to Grawitz, who forwarded requests to Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler who then gave final approval.
Towards the end of World War II in Europe, Grawitz was a physician in Adolf Hitler's Führerbunker. When he heard that other officials were leaving Berlin in order to escape from advancing Soviet Red Army, Grawitz petitioned Hitler to allow him to leave Berlin; his request was denied.
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