Dr. Josef Mengele “The Angel of Death”
3.16.1911: Born in Bavaria, Germany Intelligent, proper, well-liked in his home town
Studied philosophy at Munich University Earned doctorate of Medicine at Frankfurt University
1935: Doctoral dissertation was on the racial differences in the structure of the lower jaw
1937: Officially joined the Nazi party 1938: Became a member of the SS
1942: Injured in front lines against Russia Declared “unfit for duty”
Volunteered to work at concentration camps Sent to Auschwitz Became chief physician Decided “death to the left, life to the right”
Infamous Experiments Very Obsessed with twins How long would it take to bleed to death? Live dissections Sewed together identical twins to make them conjoined twins even joined arteries, removed organs
Infamous Experiments Castration without anesthesia Tested endurance of electric shock Tested endurance of hypothermia How long did it take to freeze to death?
Infamous Experiments Tested endurance of burns What temperatures made 1st, 2nd, & 3rd degree burns?
Infamous Experiments Tested endurance to radiation Sterilized a group of Polish nuns with X-Ray
Infamous Experiments How much pressure did it take to crush a human skull? Injected chemicals to change eye color Patients were conscious
Infamous Experiments Tested for length of survival without certain organs Experimental sex-change operations Artificially inseminated incestuous impregnation
After Camp Liberation Fled to Argentina Safe haven for Nazi war criminals under Juan Peron Set up farming equipment business
Infamous Experiments Moved around to Brazil & Paraguay to avoid being caught 1979: Suffered stroke while swimming in the ocean Dead before he was brought to shore