About Werner Heyde
Werner Heyde was a German psychiatrist. He was one of the main organizers of Nazi Germany's T-4 Euthanasia Program. In 1944, he was awarded the SS-Totenkopfring, and before the end of the war reached the rank of SS-Standartenführer (Colonel). In 1933, Heyde made the acquaintance of Theodor Eicke, and became a member of the NSDAP.
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