Dr. Josef Mengele Experiments

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One of the most horrific parts of the Holocaust were the gruesome experiments performed by the notorious Dr.Josef Mengele. Most of Mengele's experiments were terrible but the Sulfanilamide Experiments would have to be one of the worst that could possibly exist. In the Sulfanilamide Experiments, Dr.Mengele would shove wood shavings and ground glass into his victim's wounds and then later injected the wounds with Sulfanilamide to see if the wounds would react to the drug, Many died from the injuries or severe agony.

While the Sulfanilamide Experiments were the most horrific experiments, there were a lot more experiments such as The Freezing Experiments, The Sea-Water Experiments, And The Poison Experiments. The Freezing Experiments

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