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Ernst-Günther Schenck

Ernst-Günther Schenck, German colonel and physician (died 1998)

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Born
October 3, 1904
Died
December 21, 1998
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1904

About Ernst-Günther Schenck

Ernst-Günther Schenck was a German medical doctor and member of the SS in Nazi Germany. Because of a chance encounter with Adolf Hitler during the closing days of World War II, his memoirs proved historically valuable. His accounts of this period are prominent in the works of Joachim Fest and James P. O'Donnell regarding the end of Hitler's life, and were included in the film Downfall (2004). Schenck was not allowed to continue his medical career in post-war Germany. The possibility that Hitler suffered from Parkinson's disease was first investigated by Schenck. Ernst-Günther Schenck (3 October 1904 – 21 December 1998) was a German medical doctor and member of the SS in Nazi Germany. Ernst-Günther Schenck has been portrayed by the following actors in film and television productions: The character of Dr.

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The world when Ernst-Günther Schenck was born

Ernst-Günther Schenck was born in 1904. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1904

  • Best-selling book"The Crossing" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Olympic Games in the Americas (St. Louis)
  • Top headlineRusso-Japanese War begins
  • Technology milestoneNew York subway opens
  • World population~1.64B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population81.8M

1904 versus 2026

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Measure19042026
Population81.8M341 million

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