Karl Brandt
For other people named Karl Brandt, see Karl Brandt (disambiguation). Karl Brandt Brandt as a defendant at the Doctors' Trial Born ( 1904-01-08 ) 8 January 1904 Mulhouse, Alsace-Lorraine Died 2 June 1948 (1948-06-02) (aged 44) Landsberg Prison, Landsberg am Lech Cause of death Execution by hanging Nationality German Occupation Personal physician of German dictator Adolf Hitler Employer Adolf Hitler Known for Reich Commissioner for Health and Sanitation Title SS-Gruppenführer in the Allgemeine SS / SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS Political party National Socialist German Workers' Party Spouse(s) Anni Rehborn ( m. 1934 ) Children Karl Adolf Brandt (born 4 October 1935) Karl Brandt (8 January 1904 – 2 June 1948) was a German physician and Schutzstaffel (SS) officer in Nazi Germany. Trained in surgery, Brandt joined the Nazi Party in 1932 and became Adolf Hitler's escort doctor in August 1934. [1] A member of Hitler's inner circle...