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Josef Mengele Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Josef Mengele, based on 20 World History Database records associated with Germany.

20 records1911–199211 events3 places

Chronological biography

1911

Birth of Josef Mengele16 November 1911

Warfare / Military

Birth of Josef Mengele

1938

Education1938

Warfare / Military

Obtains a doctorate in medicine

SS1938

Warfare / Military · Member of SS

Appointed Member of SS

1942

SS1942

Warfare / Military · SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer

Appointed SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer, Captain

SS1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer

Appointed SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer, Captain

1943

Medical Officer24 May 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Medical Officer · Auschwitz

Appointed Medical Officer at Auschwitz-Birkenau, gains the nickname "Angel of Death"

Chief Medical OfficerAugust 1943

Warfare / Military · Chief Medical Officer · Auschwitz

Appointed Chief Doctor at Birkenau by Henrich Himmler

Chief Medical OfficerAugust 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Chief Medical Officer · Auschwitz

Appointed Chief Doctor at Birkenau by Henrich Himmler

1946

Arrest of Josef Mengele1946

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Arrested by the Allies but mistakenly released

1949

Exile of Josef Mengele1949

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Departs for Argentina

1958

Marriage1958

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Mengele marries his brothers widow in Argentina

1959

Exile of Josef MengeleMay 1959

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Nazi War Criminal · Paraguay

Moves to Paraguay while evading capture for Nazi war crimes.

1960

Exile of Josef Mengele1960

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Mengele moves to Brazil

1979

Death of Josef Mengele7 February 1979

Warfare / Military

Death of Josef Mengele

1985

Bounty24 May 1985

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Mengele becomes the worlds most sought-after fugitive with a bounty of $4 million

Exile of Josef Mengele24 May 1985

Warfare / World War, 2nd

West Germany, Israel & the USA announce a combined effort to track down Josef Mengele. Mengele becomes the worlds most sought-after fugitive with a bounty of $4 million

Exhumation6 June 1985

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Sao Paolo

Body of Nazi criminal, Dr. Josef Mengele located and exhumed

Exile of Josef Mengele6 June 1985

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Sao Paolo

Mengeles body is exhumed from a grave in Sao Paolo

Exile of Josef Mengele21 June 1985

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Investigators believe they have discoverred Mengeles body

1992

Exile of Josef Mengele1992

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Sao Paolo

DNA tests confirm the discovery of Mengeles body

Titles and roles

Chief Medical Officer · Medical Officer · Member of SS · Nazi War Criminal · SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.