The West Berlin de-Nazification Board ordered the confiscation of 3,000 marks ($750) from the estate of the late Dr. Leonardo Conti, former Nazi Reich Health Leader. The money will be used for restitution purposes.
The widow of Dr. Conti, who committed suicide in an Allied prison camp following his arrest after Germany’s surrender, was present at the hearing. The board emphasized that Dr. Conti had been the founder and leader of the Nazi Physicians Union and had been an active supporter of the Nazi movement from its beginnings to the collapse of the Nazi regime.
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