© 1995 Henry Friedlander All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Publication of this book has been supported by a generous grant from the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Friedlander, Henry, 1930- The origins of Nazi genocide: from euthanasia to the final solution/by Henry Friedlander. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8078-2208-6 (cloth: alk. paper) ISBN 0-8078-4675-9 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945. 2. National socialism--Moral and ethical aspects. 3. Euthanasia--Political aspects--Germany--History--20th century. 4. Medical ethics--Germany--History--20th century. 5. Genocide--Germany--History--20th century. 6. Holocaust, Jewish ( 1939-1945) 7. World War, 1939-1945-- Gypsies. 8. Handicapped--Germany--History--20th century. 9. World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities. I. Title. DD256.5.F739 1995 943.086--dc20 94-40941 CIP 03 02 01 00 99 8 7 6 5 4 -iv- |