T hough many people do not believe in the concept of hell, I think we can all agree that certain individuals deserve to melt in the darkest abyss in existence.Think Dr. Josef Mengele. In case many of you have not had the pleasure of knowing who he is, I am about to pour acid onto whatever disintegrating innocence you may have left. This man was known as “The Angel of Death,” or “Todesengel” in Auschwitz during Nazi Germany due to his ungodly experiments performed on prisoners, most famously to twins. I must warn readers that the following content is gruesome, and contains detailed descriptions of horrendous human experiments.
The Background
On March 16, 1911, Josef Mengele was born to Karl and Walburga Mengele in Günzburg, Germany. He had two younger brothers, Karl Jr. and Alois Mengele. Josef’s father was the founder of a successful farm machinery company, so Josef’s childhood seemed normal, if not privileged. Throughout high school, he received good grades and developed a love for music, skiing, and art. He studied philosophy at the University of Munich in 1930, but earned a PhD in Anthropology.
It is interesting to ponder whether him residing in munich, which was also seen as the headquarters for the Nazi Party, may have influenced him later on when he joined the Stahlhelm - a paramilitary nationalist organization established after World War I which soon became absorbed by the Nazi Party - in 1931 at the age of 20. He later enrolled into the University of Frankfurt to study medicine, and it was here where he truly became interested in genetics to the point of writing a thesis on the subject that managed to earn him a cum laude doctorate in medicine in 1938; his next plan of action was joining the SS that same year.
The Background
On March 16, 1911, Josef Mengele was born to Karl and Walburga Mengele in Günzburg, Germany. He had two younger brothers, Karl Jr. and Alois Mengele. Josef’s father was the founder of a successful farm machinery company, so Josef’s childhood seemed normal, if not privileged. Throughout high school, he received good grades and developed a love for music, skiing, and art. He studied philosophy at the University of Munich in 1930, but earned a PhD in Anthropology.
It is interesting to ponder whether him residing in munich, which was also seen as the headquarters for the Nazi Party, may have influenced him later on when he joined the Stahlhelm - a paramilitary nationalist organization established after World War I which soon became absorbed by the Nazi Party - in 1931 at the age of 20. He later enrolled into the University of Frankfurt to study medicine, and it was here where he truly became interested in genetics to the point of writing a thesis on the subject that managed to earn him a cum laude doctorate in medicine in 1938; his next plan of action was joining the SS that same year.