Generaloberstabsarzt Prof.Dr.med. Siegfried Handloser Born: 25 Mar 1885 in Konstanz Died: 03 Jul 1954 in Munich (M�nchen) Honorary Professor for Military Medicine: 00 Sep 1939, University of Vienna Honorary Professor for Military Medicine: 09 Sep 1943, University of Berlin Doctorate In Medicine: Promotions:
Assistenzarzt (17 May 1910); Oberarzt; Stabsarzt (03 Sep 1916); Oberstabsarzt (01 Apr 1924); Generaloberstabsarzt (01 Apr 1929); Generalarzt (01 May 1942); umbenannt zum Oberstarzt (01 Apr 1934); Generalarzt (01 Jan 1935); Generalstabsarzt (01 Apr 1938); Generaloberstabsarzt (01 Jan 1941) Career:
Medical-Studies at the Kaiser Wilhelm Academy for Military Medical Training Matters (20 Oct 1903-30 Sep 1908)
Entered Army Service (17 May 1910)
Battalon-Medic in the Baden 14th Foot-Artillery-Regiment; Medic in the 1st Airship-Battalion (17 May 1910-1913)
With the Medical-Office of the Guards-Corps (1913-01 Aug 1914)
Chief of a Medical-Company - Regiment Medic (01 Aug 1914-1920)
Training to the Specialist for Interior Medicine at the Medical University Clinic Giessen (1920-1923)
Department-Medic in Location-Hospital Ulm; Chief-Medic of Location-Hospital Ulm, Military-District V (1923-1928)
Advisor for Hospital Matters and Medical Welfare with the Army Medical Inspection, RWM (1928-01 May 1932)
Division-Medic of 5th Division then Military-District-Medic V (01 May 1932-1935)
Army-Group-Medic 3. On the March to Austria: Army-Medic 8 (1935-01 Apr 1938)
Army-Group-Medic 5 (Vienna) (01 Apr 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Army-Medic of 14th Army (26 Aug 1939-13 Oct 1939)
Army-Medic of 12th Army (13 Oct 1939-06 Nov 1940)
Detached to the Army Medical Inspection (06 Nov 1940-17 Dec 1940)
Generaloberstabsarzt Prof.Dr.med. Waldmann resigned as Army Medical Inspector because of illness (in Hospital in Munich). It controlled the Medical Service of the entire Wehrmacht. Handloser became acting Army Medical Inspector (17 Dec 1940-31 Dec 1940)
Army Medical Inspector (01 Jan 1941-31 Aug 1944)
By order of Hitler, at the same time Chief of Wehrmacht Medical Matters (28 Jul 1942-31 Aug 1944)
Chairman of the Scientific Senate for Military Medical Matters (18 Feb 1942-28 May 1945)
Wehrmacht-Medical-Chief only (01 Sep 1944-08 May 1945)
Entered British Captivity with the End of the D�nitz Government in Flensburg-M�rwick. Accused in the Nuremberg Doctor Trials (1st American Military Tribunal) (28 May 1945-25 Nov 1946)
Indicted (25 Nov 1946-19 Jul 1947)
Found Guilty on Counts II and III and Sentenced to Life Imprisonment (19 Jul 1947-31 Jan 1951)
Sentenced reduced to 20 Years imprisonment on appeal (31 Jan 1951-1954)
Released early because of illness (1954)
Died (03 Jul 1954)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern: am 21.09.1943 als Generaloberststabsarzt und Heeres-Sanit�ts-Inspekteur und Chef des Wehrmacht-Sanit�tswesens
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- F�rstl. Hohenzollernsches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- RK II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Badischen Ordens vom Z�hringer L�wen mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I. Klasse
- RK des k.u.k. �sterr. Franz Joseph-Ordens mit der Kriegsdekoration
- k.u.k. �sterr. Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz II. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Ehrenzeichen des Deutschen Roten Kreuzes, 1. Klasse mit Stern
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange �Prager Burg�
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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