Dead bodies for the anatomical institute in the Third Reich: an investigation at the University of Jena

During the period 2004-2005 a group of anatomists and historians investigated the origin of dead bodies received by the anatomical institute of the University of Jena. Between 1933-1945 the institute received the bodies of 203 executed persons most of whom had been sentenced to death for relatively minor offences. Recent investigations demonstrate that a new generation of German anatomists has begun to uncover the role of their institutes during the Third Reich