Joachim Mrugowsky
Joachim Mrugowsky (15 August 1905 in Rathenow, Brandenburg – 2 June 1948 in Landsberg Prison, Landsberg am Lech) was a Polish-German bacteriologist who conducted experiments on humans at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. He was *ociate Professor, Medical Doctorate, Chief of Hygiene Ins*ute of the Waffen-SS, Senior Hygienist at the Reich, SS-Physician, SS and Waffen-SS Colonel. He was found guilty of war crimes following the war in the Doctors' Trial and executed in 1948.
Contents
- 1 Early life and education
- 2 Career in National Socialist German Workers' Party Germany
- 3 Trial and conviction
- 4 References
Early life and education
Mrugowsky (also spelled Mrugowski) was born to a family of Polish origin; his father was a medical doctor. In 1925, Mrugowsky began his studies of natural sciences and medicine at the University of Halle. He completed the studies in 1930-1931 with a medical doctorate and a doctorate of natural sciences. 1930-1931 he was the Hochschulgruppenführer (University group leader) of the National Socialist German Students' League branch at the University of Halle. After a two-year internship, he became an *istant at the Hygiene Ins*ute of the University of Halle. Mrugowsky was made an *ociate professor in the area of hygiene at the University of Berlin in September 1944.
Career in National Socialist German Workers' Party Germany
Since 1930, Mrugowsky had been involved in the National Socialist German Workers' Party ideology, first being the group leader of a local National Socialist German Students' *ociation then the NSDAP party member (No. 210,049). In 1931, he joined the SS, where he achieved the rank of Oberführer in both the General SS and the Waffen-SS. Mrugowsky coordinated human experimentation at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp near Berlin. This included testing of typhus vaccines, biological warfare agents, including poisoned bullets and lethal injections.
Trial and conviction
He was implicated in the National Socialist German Workers' Party human experimentation program, with the exception of the aviation experiments, which were conducted on concentration camp prisoners. Mrugowsky was convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death in August 1947. He was executed on 2 June 1948.