Aktion T4
Aktion T4 (pronounced: [akˈtsi̯oːn teː fiːɐ]) is a postwar name for mass murder through involuntary euthanasia in Nazi Germany. The name T4 is an abbreviation of Tiergartenstraße 4, a street address of the Chancellery department set up in the spring of 1940, in the Berlin borough of Tiergarten, which recruited and paid personnel associated with T4. Certain German physicians were authorized to select patients "deemed incurably sick, after most critical medical examination" and then administer to them a "mercy death" (Gnadentod).
Etymology
The term "Aktion T4" is derived from the address of the program's headquarters at Tiergartenstraße 4 in Berlin. The "T4" stands for "Tiergartenstraße 4". The term "Aktion" is German for "action" or "operation".
Related Terms
- Euthanasia: The practice of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering.
- Nazi Germany: Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a dictatorship under the control of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.
- Tiergarten, Berlin: A locality within the borough of Mitte, in central Berlin (Germany). Notable for the large park of the same name.
- Gnadentod: German term for "mercy death", used to describe the program's aim of euthanizing those deemed incurably sick.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Aktion T4
- Wikipedia's article - Aktion T4
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