Other important findings, common in all experiments, should be mentioned, marked increase of the viscosity of the blood, marked increase of hemoglobin, an approximate five-fold increase of the leukocytes, invariable rise of blood sugar to twice its normal value. Auricular fibrillation made its appearance regularly at 30°. During attempts to save severely chilled persons [Unterkuehlte], it was shown that rapid rewarming was in all cases preferable to slow rewarming, because after removal from the cold water, the body temperature continued to sink rapidly. I think that for this reason we can dispense with the attempt to save intensely chilled subjects by means of animal heat. Rewarming by animal warmth—animal bodies or women’s bodies—would be too slow. As auxiliary measures for the prevention of intense chilling, improvements in the clothing of aviators come alone into consideration. The foam suit with suitable neck protector which is being prepared by the German Institute for the Textile Research, Munich-Gladbach, deserves first priority in this connection. The experiments have shown that pharmaceutical measures are probably unnecessary if the flier is still alive at the time of rescue. [Signed] DR. S. RASCHER Munich—Dachau, 10 September 1942. TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 1611-PS PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 85 LETTER FROM HIMMLER TO RASCHER AND SIEVERS, 22 SEPTEMBER 1942, ORDERING REWARMING IN FREEZING EXPERIMENTS THROUGH PHYSICAL WARMTH Secret Reich Leader SS Rf/Dr. AR/19/30/42 Personal Headquarters Reich Leader SS 22 September 1942 1. Dr. Rascher Munich—Dachau I have received the intermediate report on the chilling experiments in Camp Dachau. Despite everything, I would so arrange the experiments that all possibilities, prompt warming, medicine, body warming, will be executed in positive experiment orders. [Signed] H. HIMMLER 2. SS—Lt. Col. Sievers Berlin A carbon copy with the request for acknowledgment. SS Lt. Col. 25 Sep 42 PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NO-285 PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 86 LETTER FROM RASCHER TO RUDOLF BRANDT, 3 OCTOBER 1942, STATING THAT SIEVERS WOULD OBTAIN FOUR GYPSY WOMEN FOR REWARMING THROUGH BODY WARMTH Dr. med. Sigmund Rascher; Munich, Trogerstr. 56, 3 October 42 Most honored Obersturmbannfuehrer!