Josef Mengele - Wikipedia
WEBJosef Rudolf Mengele (German: [ˈjoːzɛf ˈmɛŋələ] ⓘ; 16 March 1911 – 7 February 1979) was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer and physician during World War II at the Russian front and then at Auschwitz during the Holocaust, where he was nicknamed the "Angel of Death" (‹See Tfd› German: Todesengel). [1]
Josef Mengele | Holocaust Encyclopedia
WEBJosef Mengele, German physician and SS captain. He was the most prominent of a group of Nazi doctors who conducted medical experiments that often caused great harm or death to the prisoners. In November 1943 Mengele became "Chief Camp Physician" of …
Josef Mengele | Biography, Death, Angel of Death, & Facts
WEBSep 16, 2024 · Josef Mengele, Nazi doctor at Auschwitz extermination camp (1943–45) who selected prisoners for execution in the gas chambers and conducted medical experiments on inmates in pseudoscientific racial studies.
Josef Mengele And His Gruesome Nazi Experiments At Auschwitz
WEBApr 17, 2022 · From 1943 to 1945, Mengele built up a reputation as the “Angel of Death” at Auschwitz. Like other Nazi doctors on-site, Mengele was tasked with choosing which prisoners would be murdered immediately and which ones would be kept alive for grueling labor — or for human experiments.
Josef Mengele, known as the “Angel of Death,” dies
WEBNov 5, 2009 · Dr. Josef Mengele, the infamous Nazi doctor who performed medical experiments at the Auschwitz death camps, dies of a stroke while swimming in Brazil—although his death was not verified...
Joseph Mengele: The Nazi Angel of Death | History Cooperative
WEBMay 10, 2017 · 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 human brutality. Born on March 16, 1911, in Günzburg, Germany, Mengele’s life took a dark turn as he became a willing participant in the Nazi regime’s …
Josef Mengele - Experiments, Facts & TV Shows - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Josef Mengele was a Nazi doctor at Auschwitz extermination camp who selected prisoners for execution in gas chambers and led medical experiments on inmates.
Mengele, Josef - Holocaust Encyclopedia
WEBJosef Mengele (16 March 1911 – 7 Feb. 1979), SS Hauptsturmführer, had two PhD titles, one in anthropology, and the other in medicine. From mid 1940 to mid 1942, he served as a medical officer behind the front line.
Who Was Josef Mengele? - My Jewish Learning
WEBJosef Mengele was an SS physician, infamous for his inhumane medical experimentation upon concentration camp prisoners at Auschwitz. Born on March 16, 1911, in Günzburg, near Ulm, he was the eldest son of Karl Mengele, a prosperous manufacturer of farming implements. In 1935, Mengele earned a Ph.D. in physical anthropology from the …
How Did Josef Mengele Become the Evil Doctor of Auschwitz?
WEBJan 28, 2020 · If anyone embodies the archetype of the evil that was Auschwitz, it is surely Josef Mengele. Dubbed by the inmates and survivors of the camp the “Angel of Death,” the immaculate doctor ...