Gregor Ebner (24 June 1892 – 22 March 1974) was a medical doctor from

Kirchseeon Kirchseeon is a market town in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg and lies 15 km east of Munich city limits. The nearest communities are Grafing and Ebersberg. The Bavarian capital, Munich, can be reached by S-Bahn (line S4), which run ...

near Munich. During the time of

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he served as the medical leader of all the

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Homes.

Life

Ebner was born in Ichenhausen to Gregor Ebner, a coffee-house proprietor and his wife Marie (née Maurer). From 1914 to 1918, he took part in

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as an army field doctor. Thereafter he spent several months with the Freikorps Epp. Following his graduation from medical school in June 1920 he opened a medical practice in Kirchseeon. In 1930 he became a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), commonly referred to in English as the Nazi Party (Membership number 340.925). He immediately became the Town Group Leader and Deputy Regional Leader. In 1931 he joined the General SS. Ebner met

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in 1930 and was his house doctor for many years. In mid-1937, Ebner gave up his private practice and joined the

Association full time. He remained in the function of medical head of all the Lebensborn run homes. In addition, he was the Chairman of the Disciplinary Court of the National Socialist Doctor's League from 1938. In 1939, he gained the rank of SS-Oberführer. On the 10 March 1948, Ebner was only found guilty of being a member of the SS at the Nuremberg SS Race and Settlement Main Office hearing and sentenced to time served. Thereafter, he continued his medical practice in

and

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External links

Gregor Ebner at the Jewish Virtual Library
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ebner, Gregor 1892 births 1974 deaths People from the Kingdom of Bavaria People from Ebersberg (district) German military doctors Physicians in the Nazi Party People convicted by the United States Nuremberg Military Tribunals German Army personnel of World War I SS-Oberführer