Question

in 1946, an american military court tried german doctors and administrators for their participation in war crimes and crimes against humanity. this is one of the criminal charges against them. between september 1939 and april 1945 all of the defendants karl brandt, blome, brack, and hoven unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly committed war crimes in that they ordered, abetted, took a consenting part in, and were connected with plans and enterprises involving the execution of the so - called \euthanasia\ program of the german reich in the course of which the defendants herein murdered hundreds of thousands of human beings. this program involved the systematic and secret execution of the aged, insane, incurably ill, of deformed children, and other persons, by gas, lethal injections in nursing homes, hospitals, and asylums. such persons were regarded as \useless eaters\ and a burden to the german war. according to the passage, why did the nazis feel justified in murdering people with disabilities? they suspected they had committed war crimes. they discovered that most of them were jewish. they knew they were likely to die of heart failure anyway.

Explanation:

The Nazis saw people with disabilities (aged, insane, incurably ill, deformed children etc.) as "useless eaters" and a burden to the war - effort, which they used to justify their actions. The passage does not mention suspicion of war - crimes, discovery of being Jewish, or likelihood of heart - failure as reasons.

Answer:

None of the provided options are correct. The Nazis saw them as "useless eaters" and a burden to the German war effort.