Josef Mengele – The ‘Angel of Death’

1. Josef Mengele – The ‘Angel of Death’ Perhaps the most remembered power crazy and experimental doctor, thriving in one of Germany’s darkest periods. By: Meghan McCourt and Mollie van Eekeren

2. Josef Mengele is remembered as a cruel and heartless doctor who abused his power, using it for his dangerous and agonizing experimentation that he claimed was in the name of science.

3. Early Life • Born on March 16th 1911 in Gunzburg • Earned his PhD in physical anthropology in 1935 • Became the assistant to Dr. Otmar von Verschuer • Joined the Nazi Third Reich in 1937

4. Twins – The Obsession • Took twins at selection for experiments on genetics • Blood was drawn in large quantities daily • Surgeries without anesthesia were preformed • Attempted to alter eye color through use of dyes and chemicals

5. Eva Mozes’s Story “Dr. Mengele had always been more interested in Tibi. I am not sure why--perhaps because he was the older twin. Mengele made several operations on Tibi. One surgery on his spine left my brother paralyzed. He could not walk anymore. Then they took out his sexual organs. After the fourth operation, I did not see Tibi anymore. I cannot tell you how I felt. It is impossible to put into words how I felt. They had taken away my father, my mother, my two older brothers--and now, my twin.”

6. Heterochromia • Was constantly attempting to alter eye color through the use of dyes and chemicals • Pinned deceased subjects eyes to a board and studied them • Subjects often suffered blindness from his experiments

7. Conclusion • Josef Mengele experimented on about 3,000 sets of twins of only around 200 survived. • His most common interests were twins, or other birth defects

8. Work Cited • "Josef Mengele." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Web. 11 May 2011 • "Nazi angel of death Josef Mengele 'created twin town in Brazil' ." The Telegrapgh. Web. 1 Mar. 2013.