The “Doctors Trial” or ”Medical Case”- officially designated United States of America, vs. Karl Brandt, et al. (Case No. l) – was tried at the Palace of Justice in Nuernberg before Military Tribunal I.
The Tribunal convened 139 times, and the duration of the trial is shown by the following schedule:
| Indictment filed | 25 October 1946 |
| Indictment served | 5 November 1946 |
| Arraignment | 21 November 1946 |
| Prosecution opening statement | 9 December 1946 |
| Defense opening statement | 29 January 1947 |
| Prosecution closing statement | 14 July 1947 |
| Defense closing statements | 14.-18 July 1947 |
| Judgment | 19 August 1947 |
| Sentences | 20 August 1947 |
| Affirmation of sentences by Military Commander of the United States Zone of Occupation | 25 November 1947 |
| Order of the United States Supreme Court denying writ of habeas corpus | 16 February 1948 |
The death sentences imposed on Karl Brandt, Rudolf Brandt, Karl Gebhardt, Joachim Mrugowsky, Viktor Brack, Wolfram Sievers, and Waldemar Hoven were put into execution on 2 June 1948.
The English transcript of the Court proceedings runs to 11,538 mimeographed pages. The prosecution introduced into evidence 570 written exhibits (some of which contained several documents), and the defense 901 written exhibits.
The Tribunal heard oral testimony of 32 witnesses called by the prosecution and of 30 witnesses, excluding the defendants, called by the defense. Each of the 23 defendants testified in his own behalf, and each was subject to examination on behalf of other defendants.
The exhibits offered by both the prosecution and defense contained documents, photographs, affidavits, interrogatories, letters, maps, charts, and other written evidence. The prosecution introduced 49 affidavits; the defense introduced 535 affidavits. The prosecution called 3 defense affidavits for cross-examination; the defense called 13 prosecution affiants for cross-examination.
The case-in-chief of the prosecution took 25 court days and the case for the 23 defendants took 107 court days.
The Tribunal was in recess between 18 and 27 January 1947 to give the defense additional time to prepare its case. A further recess was taken from 3 to 14 July 1947 to allow both prosecution and defense time for the preparation of their closing arguments.
MEMBERS OF THE TRIBUNAL:
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JUDGE WALTER B. BEALS, Presiding Judge. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Washington
JUDGE HAROLD L. SEBRING, Member. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.
JUDGE JOHNSON T. CRAWFORD, Member. Formerly Judge of a District Court of the State of Oklahoma.
JUDGE VICTOR O. SWEARINGEN, Alternate Member. Formerly Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States.
ASSISTANT SECRETARIES GENERAL:
MR. DEEIULL N. TBAVIS From 21 November 1946 to 6 June 1947
MAJOR MILLS C. HATFIELD From 17 June 1947 to 14 July 1947
MISS M. A. ROYCE From 15 July 1947 to 20 August 1947
PROSECUTION COUNSEL
Chief of Counsel: BRIGADIER GENERAL TELFORD TAYLOR
Chief Prosecutor: MR. JAHES M. McHANEY
Associate Counsel: MR. ALEXANDER G. HARDY MR. ARNOST HORLIX-HOCHWALD
Assistant Counsel: MR. GLEN J. BROWN, MISS ESTHER J. JOHNSON, MR. JACK W. ROBBINS, MR. DANIEL J. SHILLER
DEFENDANTS AND THEIR COUNSELS :
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| Defendants | Defendants Counsel | Associate Defendants Counsel |
| BRANDT, KARL | DR. ROBERT SERVATIUS | DR. RUDOLF SCHMIDT |
| HANDLOSER, SIGFRIED | DR. OTTO NELTE | |
| ROSTOCK, PAUL | DR. HANS PRIBILKA | |
| SCHROEDER, OSKAR | DR. HANNS MARX | DR. WALTER DEHNER |
| GENTZKEN, KARL | DR. RUDOLF MERKEL | DR. ALFRED BRENNER |
| GERHARDT, KARL | DR. ALFRED SAIDEL | DR. GEORG GIERL |
| BLOME, KURT | DR. FRITZ SAUTER | |
| BRANDT, RUDOLF | DR. KURT KAUFFMAN | |
| MRUGOWSKY, JOACHIM | DR. FRITZ FLEMMING | |
| POPPENDICK, HELMUT | DR. GEORG BOEHM | DR. HELMUT DUERR |
| SIEVERS, WOLFRAM | DR. JOSEF WEISGERBER | DR. ERICH BERGLER |
| ROSE, GERHARD | DR. HANS FRITZ | |
| RUFF, SIEGFRIED | DR. FRITZ SAUER | |
| ROMBERG, HANS WOLFOANG | DR. BERND VORWERK | |
| BRACK, VIKTOB | DR. GEOBG FROESCHMANN | |
| BECKER-FREYSENG, HERMANN | DR. HANNS MARX | DR. WALTER DEHNER |
| WELTZ, GEORG AUGUST | DR. SIEGFRIED WILLE | |
| SCHAEFER, KONRAD | DR. HORST PELCKMANN | |
| HOVEN, WALEMAR | DR. HANS GAWLIK | DR. GEBHARD KLINNERT |
| BEIGIGLBOEC, WILHELM | DR. GUSTAV STEINBAUER | |
| POKORNY, ADOLF | DR. KARL HOFFMANN | DR. HANS-GUNTHER SERAPHIM |
| OBERHEUSER, HERTA | DR. ALFRED SEIDL | DR. GEORG GIERL |
| FISHER, FRITZ | DR. ALFRED SEIDL | DR. GEORG GIERL |