Dr. Josef Mengele was known in Auschwitz as "The Angel of Death" for his demeanor during the selections on the ramp. Mengele earned his Ph.D. in physical anthropology from the University of Munich in 1937 and worked at the Institute for "Erbbiologie und Rassenhygiene" (Hereditary Biology and Racial Hygiene) with Dr. Otmar von Verschuer, a leadin...
Creator:
Hirschberger, Fritz, 1912-2004
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
The image refers to the medical experimentation done on inmates at various concentration camps. The most infamous experiments were at Dachau (hypothermia and high-altitude experiments), Dr. Mengele’s lethal experiments on twins at Auschwitz and simulated gunshot experiments on women at Ravensbruck. The paradox of the Nazi era was that an order f...
Creator:
Hirschberger, Fritz, 1912-2004
Created:
1990?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.