page_title: Provincial Mental Sanatorium Kortau
section_title: Killings by Red Army
hierarchical_section_title: Provincial Mental Sanatorium Kortau / Killings by Red Army
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Olsztyn, budynek przy ul. Warszawskiej, na wysokości pętli autobusowej w Kortowie
context_page_description: The Provincial Mental Sanatorium Kortau was a psychiatric hospital in Kortau, East Prussia. Founded in 1886, it was located about 2 km south of the town center of Allenstein, at the Kortsee. The hospital housed up to 1,400 patients from all over East Prussia. During World War II, many of Kortau's patients were sent to Germany and executed as part of Nazi Germany's euthanasia programme. Most of the remaining patients and staff were killed by the Red Army in January 1945.
context_section_description: 500 patients were evacuated from Kortau in advance of the arrival of the Soviet 3rd Guards Cavalry Corps in Allenstein on the night of 21 January 1945. The fate of these patients is unknown. The remaining patients and medical staff, as well as civilian refugees, were killed by the Red Army during its advance through the area. Soviet soldiers set several buildings on fire and prevented the patients within from escaping. Several staff members were found hanged in the attic of one of the buildings (now Aleja Warszawska 107); they probably had committed suicide. The chief physician and his wife were shot in their villa on the hospital grounds.
caption: Hospital building at the Aleja Warszawska
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