Josef Mengele: A Hero Of The Nazis

The horrific experiments of Dr. Mengele demonstrate the cruelty of the Nazi’s during the holocaust. Most of the world today knows of Dr. Mengele of having been the doctor of death for being responsible for killing more than 6 million Jews.

Auschwitz was one of the largest and first concentration camp during WW2 and next to Auschwitz were two other death camps that were named Auschwitz ll and lll. At Auschwitz, there was a total of 8 gas chambers and 4 of them can hold up to 2,000 prisoners (Mostly Jews) at a time. There were 11 million people murdered in the Holocaust and it estimated that 6 million Jews were killed and one in six was killed at Auschwitz.

Josef Mengele, a demoralized Nazi doctor and scientist is known for his frightful human experiments during the holocaust. Mengele generally studied and examined twin children and other human experimentation. Due to these events, Josef Mengele's nickname was "The Angel of Death".

He goined the nazi party in 1937 and the ss in 1938. He liked twins he liked to do stuff to one then studie how it affected them. Most people he tested usually died and if they weren't yet dead. They would be in a lot of pain. The expirements were harsh and brutal. (Josef Mengele) https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007060

Have you ever wondered about the experiments performed on humans during the Holocaust? Dr. Josef Mengele, or more commonly known as the Angel of Death, was one the the infamous doctors to experiment and torture humans, more specifically, children, twins. Dr. Josef Mengele is a man of pure evil who was devoid of all feelings for the young twins of Auschwitz. The following paragraphs will tell you about Josef Mengele and his crimes.

Who was Dr. Joseph Mengele during the Holocaust? To some, he seemed a Doctor while others only saw death when his name was said. Josef Mengele was born on March 16, 1911, in Germany in Günzburg.

“He cut into me, without anesthetic,...The pain was indescribable. I felt every slice of the knife. Then I saw my kidney pulsating in his hand. I cried like a madman, I cried out the prayer; “Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one...And I prayed to die, that I might not suffer this agony any more.” (Hall). This was said by a ‘patient’ of Dr. Josef Mengele, Mr. Yitzhak Ganon. Mr. Ganon was of the survivors of the inhumane experiments that took place in Auschwitz by the hand of the abominable man that is Josef Mengele. Josef Mengele was one of the most infamous men associated with the Holocaust, his cruel experiments on twins, jews, gypsies, and the other being held at Auschwitz made him widely known for his cruelty, warranting him the title of “The Angel of Death".

The holocaust was created because of a man’s twisted dream of a perfect human race. Adolf Hitler wanted a master race of blond-haired and blue-eyed Germans that he dubbed Aryans. In order to make this dream possible, he had to eliminate the people who didn’t fit that bill and somehow increase the population of the people who he saw as strong and perfect. Much of this was centered on medical science and human experimentation by power-hungry doctors. Probably one of the most famous doctors involved in these heinous experiments was named Josef Mengele. In 1935, Josef went to the University of Munich and earned his Ph.D. in physical anthropology. In January 1937, he became the assistant of Dr. Otmar von Verschuer at the Institute for Hereditary Biology and Racial Hygiene in Frankfurt, a scientist well-known for his research in twins.

Those born in Auschwitz were generally killed on the spot, especially if the child was Jewish or of its descent. Though reckless with his harsh dealings, but Joseph Mengele was always careful with his twins. Some survivors even claim and remember Mengele as “a father figure who would give us candy and clothes and tell us to call him Uncle Mengele.” He favored long-drawn out deaths and did not hesitate to experiment with new methods. The psychopath would conduct the most inhumane experiments without any sedatives, such as injections with deadly bacteria, sex change operations, cutting off limbs, and removing organs. He treated his “patients” like animals and ruthlessly did all of this without a single cent of remorse.

Josef Mengele/Medical Experimentation – Josef Mengele was a Physician for the SS and he was later a Physician in concentration camps. Mengele was the Physician who chose which person got to be killed or went to work. He was very obsessed with twins. He made experiments on these twins and later these experiments were known as the “Medical Experimentation”. At first he could not kill anyone but later he had the authority to and did many cruel experiments to twins. Mengele was also obsessed with people who had two different color eyes. (USHMM)

Many know the role of a doctor as someone who provides help for others when they are in need, but during the Holocaust one doctor was not known as someone who helped the people in need. Dr. Josef Mengele, who was a research scientist during the Holocaust, conducted many gruesome experiments on twins, kids, men, and women. Dr. Josef Mengele studied anthropology at the University of Munich in 1935, where he also earned his Ph.D. In January, 1937, Dr. Josef Mengele went to study at the Institute for Hereditary Biology and Racial Hygiene in Frankfurt. At the institute, Dr. Josef Mengele became the assistant of Dr. Otmar von Verschuer, who was known for his research on twins. In the same year of 1937 Dr. Josef Mengele joined the Nazi party. The

Josef Mengele was a complicated, unusual, and horrendous blotch on German society. He was a horrible being that helped cause the decimation of an entire race of people with his heartless and indifferent attitude towards human life. His racist sentiments helped fuel his indifference and allowed him to perform some of the worst atrocities in human history in the name of science. It is not easy for anyone to talk about someone who is considered to be one of the worst and most infamous war criminals of the 20th century. Josef Mengele, also known as “The Angel of Death” was a terrible person whose reputation has turned him into a super villain.

14. He earned four decorations for his service in the SS unit, including the Iron Cross First Class and Second Class, which are medals awarded for bravery in battle as well as other military contributions in a battlefield environment.

The life story of Josef Mengele is one that is filled many twists and turns that play out like a suspense story with an ending that does not seem to fit what one would expect. The authors of the book Mengele: The Complete Story, Gerald L. Posner and John Ware, wrote this book largely with information taken from diaries and letters of Mengele’s, and interviews with those who knew him. It is a look into the life and times of a man whose nickname was “The Angel of Death.'; Josef’s life and post-mortem fate could be divided into three different chapters. His pre-war life and life during World War II was one of privilege and freedom to satisfy his perverse desire to perform bizarre and mostly useless medical

Throughout the Holocaust Years, and shortly afterwards, there was a man that struck fear in the people imprisoned in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp – “the Angel of Death”. He was a man who showed up for selections with a demeanor that made one think he was handsome and debonair yet, one could not possibly think of the monstrosities that he committed during World War II. Even more disturbing is that “wherever he sprang up, Death spread its shadow.” (Wiesel xix)