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Reproduction of a letter dated April 5, 1942 that Dr. Sigmund Rascher sent to Heinrich Himmler. The letter accompanied a report detailing the first findings from Rascher's high-altitude experiments on prisoners at Dachau.

Letter from Dr. Rascher

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