Birth of Josef Mengele
Birth of Josef Mengele
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Josef Mengele Biography and Timeline
Follow Josef Mengele through 20 dated historical records for Germany.
Josef Mengele, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
20Distinct records
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1911–1992Years on this page
1911
1938
Education
Obtains a doctorate in medicine
SS
Appointed Member of SS
1942
SS
Appointed SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer, Captain
SS
Appointed SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer, Captain
Role range: 1939-1945
1943
Medical Officer
Appointed Medical Officer at Auschwitz-Birkenau, gains the nickname "Angel of Death"
Role range: 1939-1945
Chief Medical Officer
Appointed Chief Doctor at Birkenau by Henrich Himmler
Chief Medical Officer
Appointed Chief Doctor at Birkenau by Henrich Himmler
Role range: 1939-1945
1946
Arrest of Josef Mengele
Arrested by the Allies but mistakenly released
Role range: 1939-1945
1949
Exile of Josef Mengele
Departs for Argentina
Role range: 1939-1945
1958
Marriage
Mengele marries his brothers widow in Argentina
Role range: 1939-1945
1959
Exile of Josef Mengele
Moves to Paraguay while evading capture for Nazi war crimes.
Role range: 1939-1945
1960
Exile of Josef Mengele
Mengele moves to Brazil
Role range: 1939-1945
1979
Death of Josef Mengele
Death of Josef Mengele
1985
Bounty
Mengele becomes the worlds most sought-after fugitive with a bounty of $4 million
Role range: 1939-1945
Exile of Josef Mengele
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
Role range: 1939-1945
Exhumation
Body of Nazi criminal, Dr. Josef Mengele located and exhumed
Role range: 1939-1945
Exile of Josef Mengele
Mengeles body is exhumed from a grave in Sao Paolo
Role range: 1939-1945
Exile of Josef Mengele
Investigators believe they have discoverred Mengeles body
Role range: 1939-1945
1992
Exile of Josef Mengele
DNA tests confirm the discovery of Mengeles body
Role range: 1939-1945
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.