With best wishes and Heil Hitler! Yours most sincerely [Signed] S. RASCHER. PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 1619-PS PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 87 TELETYPE FROM COMMANDANT OF DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP TO RUDOLF BRANDT, 7 OCTOBER 1942, STATING THAT FOUR WOMEN WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM RAVENSBRUECK CONCENTRATION CAMP FOR RASCHER’S EXPERIMENTS Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) Message Center * * * * * CONCENTRATION CAMP DACHAU 9793 7 OCTOBER 1942 1630-FR- TO SS OBERSTURMBANNFUEHRER DR. BRANDT BERLIN PRINZ ALBRECHT STR. 8. THE HEADQUARTERS CONCENTRATION CAMP DACHAU REQUESTS CHIEF OF THE AMTSGRUPPE SS BRIGADEFUEHRER GLUECKS TO HAVE THE FOUR WOMEN ORDERED BY THE REICH LEADER SS FOR STABSARZT DR. RASCHER FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPERIMENTS SENT IMMEDIATELY FROM RAVENSBRUECK TO DACHAU. SIGNED WEISS, SS STURMBANNFUEHRER AND COMMANDANT OF THE CAMP. PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NO-286 PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 88 LETTER FROM GOERING’S OFFICE TO HIMMLER, 8 OCTOBER 1942, WITH ATTACHED INVITATION TO THE CONFERENCE ON “MEDICAL PROBLEMS ARISING FROM HARDSHIPS OF SEA AND WINTER” The Reich Air Minister and Commander in chief of the Luftwaffe Az: 55 No. 5 340/secret/42 (L. I. 14, 2IIB) Berlin W 8, 8 October 1942 Leipziger Strasse 7 By Messenger! Subject: Research order on Freezing [Abkuehlung]. Reference: 1. D. R. d. L. and Ob. d. L. Ch. d. Lw. L. In. 14 Az: 55 No. 20058/41 (2II B) dated: 24/2/42 2. D. R. d. L. and Ob. d. L. Ch. d. Lw. L. In. 14 Az: 21 o-r No. 10909/42 (1 II A) dated: 6/8/42 To the Reich Leader SS The Inspectorate of the Medical Service of the Luftwaffe has given an order for research to the Stabsarzt Professor Dr. Holzloehner, reference above, dated 24 February 1942, for work on the following problem: “The effect of freezing on warm-blooded subjects.” At the proposal of Stabsarzt Dr. Rascher appropriate examinations were made of human beings, and in agreement with the Reich Leader SS suitable SS facilities were used for the examinations. In order to carry out these examinations a research group “Hardships at Sea” (“Seenot”) was set up, consisting of Professor Dr. Holzloehner as leader and Stabsarzt Dr. Rascher and Dr. Finke. The leader of this research group reported that the examinations have been concluded. It is intended to dissolve the research group at the latest by 15 October 1942.