Leonardo Conti
Leonardo Conti (German pronunciation: [ˈleːonaʁdo ˈkɔnti]; 24 August 1900 – 6 October 1945) was the Reich Health Leader and an SS-Obergruppenführer in Nazi Germany. He was involved in the planning and execution of Action T4 that murdered hundreds of thousands of adults and children with severe mental and physical handicaps. On 19 May 1945, after Germany's surrender, Conti was imprisoned and in October hanged himself to avoid trial.
Leonardo Conti | |
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Conti as an SS-Gruppenführer | |
| Reich Health Leader | |
| In office 20 April 1939 – August 1944 | |
| Deputy | Kurt Blome |
| Preceded by | Gerhard Wagner |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1900 Lugano, Switzerland |
| Died | 6 October 1945 (aged 45) Nuremberg Prison, Bavaria, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Cause of death | Suicide by hanging |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Alma mater | University of Erlangen–Nuremberg |
| Profession | Physician |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Branch/service | Imperial German Army Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service | 1918–1919 1930–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Obergruppenführer |
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