From Mercy Killing to Mass Murder

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From Mercy Killing to Mass Murder is the subtitle of Gitta Sereny’s non-fiction work "Into That Darkness," which examines the evolution of Nazi euthanasia policies into the systematic mass murder of the Holocaust.

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instanceOf book subtitle
literary work subtitle
aimsToConvey shift from purported mercy to industrialized killing
appearsOn cover of some editions of Into That Darkness
associatedWithWorkForm Holocaust studies NERFINISHED
historical investigation
associatedWithWorkGenre non-fiction
belongsToField Holocaust historiography
chronologicalScope prewar and wartime Nazi policies
describes evolution of Nazi euthanasia policies
transition from euthanasia to systematic mass murder
emphasizes continuity between euthanasia program and death camps
explores moral and bureaucratic progression from medical killing to genocide
fullWorkContext Into That Darkness: From Mercy Killing to Mass Murder NERFINISHED
historicalContext Third Reich NERFINISHED
isSubtitleOf Into That Darkness NERFINISHED
language English
relatedToSubject Aktion T4 GENERATED
Franz Stangl GENERATED
Treblinka extermination camp GENERATED
subtitleOfWorkBy Gitta Sereny NERFINISHED
topic Holocaust NERFINISHED
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
Nazi euthanasia program
usedAsMarketingSubtitleFor Into That Darkness

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book "Into That Darkness" by Gitta Sereny subtitle From Mercy Killing to Mass Murder
subject surface form: Into That Darkness