Germany...In 1935, Mengele earned his PhD in physical anthropology. Two years later, he became an assistant of Doctor Von Verschuer, a leading scientific figure known for his research with twins. That same year, Mengele joined the Nazi party" ("Josef Mengele"). Josef Mengele was known for his cruel experimentations.
To begin with, Josef Mengele's primary intentions were to study and experiment on twins. "Research that most occupied Mengele, which took all his time and energy, was the study of twins. In fact, his study of twins, might've been his purpose at Auschwitz. Because twins had the same genetic constitution, they were researched on hereditary influences. Auschwitz …show more content…
He collected, studied, and experimented on twins.
In addition to, Mengele wanted to continue his studies. "Encouraged by Von Verschuer, he applied for transfer to the concentration camp to take advantage of the opportunity to conduct genetic research human subjects...his application was accepted...Mengele gained notoriety for supervising the selection...determining who was sent to gas chambers and who would become a forced laborer..."("Josef Mengele"). Mengele's experimentation work revolved around genetic engineering to try to make the German a super-race. Once every twin arrived at the camp,
Mengele took twins and experimented. He attempted to change the eye color of a twin by
Terrazas 1 injecting chemicals in their eyes, only leading to infection.one night he collected 7 pairs of twins with different eye color, killed them, dissected them and sent them to Von Verschuer for analysis. Everyday twins were selected for experimentation, twins as young as 5 were killed and dissected. Furthermore, Mengele continued his experiments, all often lead to death. During experimentations, many twins had their limbs and organs removed without anesthetic. For