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1. Gerhard Kretschmar nasceu em Pomssen, na Alemanha, em 1939. Cinco meses depois, Richard Kretschmar (pai) escreveu uma carta para Hitler pedindo autorização para que seu filho fosse morto.

Gerhard era um bebê com deficiência.
2. Um "monstro" - nas palavras do pai.

Hitler, que há muito tempo já expressava seu desprezo pelas pessoas com deficiência, enviou seu médico pessoal para investigar o caso.

Em Julho de 1939, com a aprovação e a benção de Hitler, Gerhard recebeu uma injeção letal.
3. Esse episódio marcou o início de uma das mais desprezíveis operações olocadas em curso durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Aktion T4, como veio a ser chamado, foi o programa de eutanásia que matou aproximadamente 300.000 pessoas com deficiência de 1939 até 1945.
4. Logo após a morte de Gerhard, um comitê especial foi criado. O objetivo era registrar o nome de todas as crianças que nasciam com algum tipo de deficiência. Esse controle era feito pelos próprios médicos.
5. Para evitar qualquer tipo de revolta popular, e prevendo que não seria fácil convencer pais a enviar seus filhos para a morte, a operação foi feita inicialmente em sigilo.
6. Uma vez contatados, os pais, acreditando que seus filhos seriam enviados para um centro de cuidados especiais, cediam.

Na verdade, "hospitais psiquiátricos" eram o destino.
7. Lá, as crianças geralmente eram mortas com injeções letais.

Para os pais, era dito que elas haviam morrido por algum tipo de doença não relacionada - em muitos casos, pneumonia.
8. Em 1941, mais de cinco mil crianças já haviam sido assassinadas.
9. O interesse era naqueles que possuíam: "síndrome de Down (especialmente quando associada a cegueira e surdez); microcefalia; hidrocefalia; malformações de todos os tipos, especialmente membros, cabeça e coluna vertebral; e paralisia"
10. Com o tempo, o programa se expandiu e adultos também viraram alvos. Em um episódio específico, soldados da SS invadiram hospitais psiquiátricos da Polônia e mataram todos os pacientes a tiros.
11. No decorrer de todo o programa, aproximadamente 300.000 pessoas inocentes foram mortas.

A última criança foi Richard Jenne, em 29 de Maio de 1945.

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