Grafeneck Euthanasia Centre
| Grafeneck Euthanasia Centre | |
|---|---|
NS-Tötungsanstalt Grafeneck | |
| Near Grafeneck in Germany | |
Front view of Grafeneck Castle | |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Website | gedenkstaette-grafeneck.de |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 48°23′33″N 9°25′45″E / 48.39250°N 9.42917°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1560 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Samaritan Foundation |
The Grafeneck Euthanasia Centre (German: NS-Tötungsanstalt Grafeneck) housed in Grafeneck Castle was one of Nazi Germany's killing centres as part of their forced euthanasia programme. Today, it is a memorial site dedicated to the victims of the state-authorised programme also referred to since as Action T4. At least 10,500 mentally and physically disabled people, predominantly from Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, were systematically killed during 1940. It was one of the first places in Nazi Germany where people were killed in large numbers in a gas chamber using carbon monoxide. This was the beginning of the Euthanasia Programme. Grafeneck was also the central office of the "Charitable Ambulance Transport GmbH" (Gekrat), which was headed by Reinhold Vorberg and responsible for the transport of T4.