Comment by gambiting

4 years ago

From my understanding - no, actually. We learnt a bit, on the very extreme scale of things, but most of the "experiments" were not conducted in any kind of way that would yield usable data.

Yes and no. It’s my understanding that the Germans pioneered the field of implanted medical prostheses (like titanium pins to stabilize broken bones). A lot of that research was done on prisoners, and they were even kind enough to extend the benefits of the medical treatments that they developed to prisoners of war (no sarcasm intended).