Aktion T4
Nazi Germany's programme of euthanasia which claimed 275,000–300,000 victims
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Aktion T4 was a program in Nazi Germany[1].
Key Facts
- Country: Nazi Germany[3]
- Named after: 4, Tiergartenstrasse[4]
- Followed by: Action Brandt[5]
- Subclass of: mass murder[6], involuntary euthanasia[7], war crime[8]
- Child organization or unit: Gemeinnützige Krankentransport GmbH[9]
- Part of: Nazi eugenics[10], Nazi executions of ill people[11]
- Has use: deliberate murder[12]
- Commons category: Aktion T4[13]
- Start time: January 1, 1940[14], 1939[15]
- End time: January 1, 1941[16]
- Participant: Adolf Hitler[17], Viktor Brack[18], Hans Hefelmann[19], Leonardo Conti[20], Herbert Linden[21], Philipp Bouhler[22], Martin Bormann[23], Karl Brandt[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Aktion T4[25]
- Number of deaths: 278,000[26]
- Replaced by: Action 14f13[27]
- Native label: Aktion T4[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Victims of National Socialism[29]
Why It Matters
Aktion T4 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]