Renee Duering was tattooed with her Auschwitz camp number, given the choice between extermination or medical research. She chose to undergo sterilization experiments led by Nazi gynecologist Carl Clauberg, who specialized in hormonal treatments. Clauberg joined the Nazi Party in 1933 and performed inhumane tests, contributing to the regime's extermination policies against Jews and marginalized communities. His work aimed to promote Aryan reproduction while erasing those deemed unworthy. Duering's story represents the harrowing experiences faced by many women in concentration camps, highlighting the intersection of medical abuse and genocide.
Renee Duering recalls the painful moment when she received her Auschwitz camp number, with a prisoner urging her to be grateful, as it meant she would not be immediately killed.
Carl Clauberg, a Nazi gynecologist, performed horrific sterilization experiments on Duering and other Jewish women, reflecting the regime's objective of exterminating marginalized groups.
Clauberg's research combined hormone treatments with extermination ideology, aiming to maximize Aryan births while sterilizing those deemed undesired, such as Jews, Sinti, Roma, and other minorities.
As a human guinea pig, Duering's experience illustrates the brutal choices imposed on victims in Auschwitz, where surviving was a sinister form of medical experimentation.
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