Die Forschung auf der Insel Riems von 1933 bis 1945 unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der NS-Zwangsarbeiter / von Jan Ulrich Lichte
Zwangsarbeiter, Riems / Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Riems, Löffler, Friedrich (Arzt), Maul- und Klauenseuche, MKS-Virus, Nationalsozialismus, Otto Waldmann
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| Hauptverfasser: | Lichte, Jan Ulrich (VerfasserIn) |
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| Format: | Online-Resource |
| Sprache: | Deutsch |
| Veröffentlicht: | 2011 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Zwangsarbeiter, Riems / Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Riems, Löffler, Friedrich (Arzt), Maul- und Klauenseuche, MKS-Virus, Nationalsozialismus, Otto Waldmann The Research Institute on the island of Riems in the Baltic Sea was founded by Friedrich Loeffler in 1910 in order to continue his work on the foot-and-mouth-disease (FMD). His experiments in the city of Greifswald had been forbidden due to outbreaks of FMD in neighbouring stables. Loeffler left 1913 to head the Robert-Koch-Institute in Berlin. Veterinarian Otto Waldmann took over the leadership on Riems in 1919. He continued Loeffler’s research on FMD and worked on improving the vaccine against FMD. 1938 Waldmann finally developed an active FMD vaccine. In all respects work in the Riems Research Institute depended largely on the commitment of the leading scientists. Especially the time during World War II required hard efforts to keep research work going. The main problem was a shortage of man power, as most of the staff was drafted. This work shows the institute‘s development from 1933 to 1945, depicting the major research topics. Furthermore, the use of forced labour and its conditions are examined ... |
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| Beschreibung: | Online-Ressource (PDF-Datei: 156 S., 995 KB) |
