Nazi dental gold

The collection of gold dental fillings, dental caps and dentures extracted from the mouths of the victims of Aktion T4 and the Nazi concentration camps was a feature of the Holocaust. The practice originated with a 1940 order from Heinrich Himmler, and reinforced by a second order in 1942.[1] The collection was done with the active and voluntary cooperation of German dentists.[2] Dentists involved in the collection of gold included Martin Hellinger.[3]

Collected gold was then melted down into gold bars. The disposition of the gold was an issue following the end of the war.[4]

References
  1. Riaud, Xavier (June 2015). "Nazi Dental Gold: from Dead Bodies to Swiss Banks". Vesalius: Acta Internationales Historiae Medicinae. 21 (1): 32–53. ISSN 1373-4857. PMID 26592082.
  2. Riaud, X. (2015). "History of Nazi Dental Gold: From Dead Bodies till Swiss Bank". undefined.
  3. Riaud, Xavier (January 2017). "Nazi Dental Gold: From Dead Bodies to a Swiss Bank". Dental Historian: Lindsay Club Newsletter. 62 (1): 15–23. ISSN 0958-6687. PMID 29949310.
  4. "Nazi Gold: Information from the British Archives: Part II by FCDO Historians - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2021-12-08.

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