Josef Mengele's Impact On The Holocaust

Josef Mengele originated as a young, innocent child just as every other human being. However, he later grew into a man infamous for his appalling test and trials. It all started when Mengele became a doctor during World War II at a concentration camp. He was well-known for his experiments on twins and other prisoners with unique characteristics of the Holocaust. His calm demeanor and his handsome appearance contradicted his history entirely. Likewise, Mengele was known for his well-earned nickname the “Angel of Death.” He joined the Nazi party where he worked and studied with dedication. After the liberation of the camp he so devotedly worked at, Mengele was labeled as a war criminal and went on the run from several pursuers. As a whole, his work greatly impacted several lives of those captured in the Holocaust and the entirety of the Holocaust itself.

Josef Mengele was born on March 16, 1911, in Gunzburg, Germany. He was raised in a wealthy Bavarian family. Mengele was the oldest of his siblings. His family gained all their wealth from his father, Karl Mengele, who was a manufacturer of farming implements. His mother, Walburga Mengele,

However, they were unaware of the fact that he was on a list of highly wanted war criminals. Therefore, his captors swiftly set him free without realization. After assuming a false identity, Mengele worked as a farmhand from 1945 to 1949 in Rosenheim, Bavaria. His wealthy family gave him the help he desperately needed to successfully escape imprisonment of his own. From there, Dr. Mengele disappeared to the depths of South America. In 1959, when German authorities granted a warrant for the arrest of Josef Mengele, he decided it was best to further avoid capture by leaving for Paraguay then later on to Brazil. Because of all the aid he had received, Dr. Mengele managed to escape his predators for an entire 34 years, or until the end of his