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Josef Rudolf Mengele ( [ˈjoːzɛf ˈmɛŋələ] ⓘ; 16 March 1911 – 7 February 1979) was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer and physician during World War II. Nicknamed the "Angel of Death" (German: Todesengel ), [1] he performed deadly experiments on prisoners at the Auschwitz II (Birkenau) concentration camp, where he was a member of the ...
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Mar 26, 2024 · Josef Mengele. Byname: Todesengel (German: “Angel of Death”) Born: March 16, 1911, Günzburg, Germany. Died: February 7, 1979, Enseada da Bertioga, near São Paulo, Brazil (aged 67) Political Affiliation: Nazi Party.
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Nov 5, 2009 · Josef Mengele, known as the “Angel of Death,” dies. Dr. Josef Mengele, the infamous Nazi doctor who performed medical experiments at the Auschwitz death camps, dies of a stroke while...
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- Mengele’s early work focused on cleft palates. After gaining a medical degree, Mengele trained as a physical anthropologist, and in 1933 worked in Munich under anthropologist Theodor Mollison.
- He received the Iron Cross twice. When war broke-out, Mengele was a medical officer in the Waffen SS. In June 1941, he was posted to Ukraine and awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class.
- Mengele wasn’t the Chief Medical Officer of Auschwitz. Mengele worked under the jurisdiction of SS captain Dr Eduard Wirths – his actual rank was chief physician of the Romani family camp at Birkenau (Auschwitz II), a sub-camp located on the main Auschwitz complex.
- He conducted medical experiments on prisoners. Eager to advance his medical career by publishing ‘groundbreaking’ work, Mengele began experimenting on live prisoners, including exposing around 3,000 children at Auschwitz-Birkenau to disease, disfigurement and torture under the guise of medical ‘research’.
May 10, 2017 · James Hardy | Biographies | February 26, 2024. In the annals of history, few names evoke the sheer horror and inhumanity of the Holocaust like that of Joseph Mengele. Infamously known as the “Angel of Death,” Mengele was a German SS officer and physician whose actions at Auschwitz during World War II left an indelible mark on the pages of ...
Joseph Mengele: The Angel of Death and His Atrocities. History » World War Two » Joseph Mengele: The Angel of Death and His Atrocities. Loading... Joseph Mengele was a German physician and SS officer who became notorious for his cruel medical experiments on prisoners in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
Josef Mengele, the infamous “Angel of Death” from Auschwitz, and his role in the Holocaust at Auschwitz-Birkenau demonstrate the dark depths to which humans can sink when motivated by a fanatical belief in racial purity and superiority.
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