Josef Mengele “Angel of Death” By: Marissa C.E Trisha Garlit

Chief Nazi doctor in Aushwitz, in WWII Born March 16,1911 Josef Mengele Chief Nazi doctor in Aushwitz, in WWII Born March 16,1911 Born in Gunzberg, Germany He studied philosophy in Munich, where he encountered the racial ideology of Alfred Rosenberg. He later studied medicine at the University of Frankfurt, there he learned about heredity, biology, and racial hygiene. He studied in physical anthropology and genetics.

Auschwitz Doctor at Auschwitz Largest Nazi “deathcamps” 1.1 million people murdered 3 sections of Auschwitz Spanned May 1940-January 27, 1945 Jews used for labour, extermination, or medical experimentation 3 separate sections of Auschwitz: Auschwitz I- main camp, housed prisoners to be experimented on mostly twins, and place of severe torture and execution Auschwitz II- the real killing center of death camps, and housed the most prisoners Auschwitz III- mostly used for housing forced laborers.

Twins Obsessed with twins Bribed twins with candies/chocolates Better treatment Conducted experiments on the twins in Auschwitz The twins often called him “uncle Mengele” and favored him because of his bribery. But had no idea what his intention was.

Experiment Transfused twin’s blood together Performed organ removal, castrations, and amputations without anesthesia Took blood out daily approx. 10 cubic cm He wanted to increase the German race and wanted blonde, blue-eyed kids to be born. He injected chemicals in their eyes to make them blue. And it often caused blindness.

Amount of killings gave nickname Killed 400,000 victims “Angel of Death” Amount of killings gave nickname Killed 400,000 victims Experiments useful today The Auschwitz doctor prescribed death and experimented horribly in search of Aryan perfection. He sent tens of thousands of Jews to the gas chambers at Auschwitz.

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