by Kevin Yuill, spiked
The inhuman campaign to cull the elderly, disabled and mentally infirm lives on in ‘progressive’ clothing.
In a letter dated 1 October 1940, Helene M wrote to her father from an asylum in the southern German town of Stetten (1). An epileptic, Helene had been chosen for ‘transport to another facility’. But, in the context of Nazi Germany, she knew what that really meant.
‘Today I must write these words of farewell as I leave this earthly life for an eternal home’, she wrote. ‘I do not want to part from you without asking you and all my dear brothers and sisters once more for forgiveness, for all that I have failed you in throughout my whole life. May the dear Lord God accept my illness and this sacrifice as a penance for this.’
In a further note, dated 2 October 1940, Helene addressed her father again: ‘Please pray a lot for the peace of my soul. See you again, good father, in heaven.’
It is unclear how old Helene was at the time, but it was likely she was in her late teens or early twenties. Her father wrote to the authorities requesting a halt to her ‘transfer’. This was granted, but by then it was too late. She had already been moved to the facility, where she was gassed to death and her body burned. He later received another letter stating that she died of ‘breathing difficulties’.