Joseph Mengele Research Paper

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The Life and Destruction of Joseph Mengele
Introduction
Joseph Mengele is a man who came up to his fame in World War II. He was a doctor at Auschwitz. One of the top doctors in Germany. He started pursuing that when he was almost done in high school. His early life was the influence of his career choosing.
Early Life In the early life Joseph was born on March 16, 1911. He was the eldest of three boys. He hated his mother because she was really mean and “could not love”. He earned a PhD in physical anthropology. He worked at Kaiser Wilhelm Institute (KWI) for four months until he got a promotion which moved him to Auschwitz. Shortly after, he became the head physician of the camp. Afterward, he got a license to maim or kill his subjects.
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The Mengele family was very rich. Despite all of the money, Joseph went to the army and was a war hero. He saved two German soldiers from a burning tank. Afterwards, he got injured and left the army and went to a good college and got a PhD in physical anthropology.
How Joseph Rose to the Top After college he went on in pursuit of a medical assistant to become a doctor. He soon became a doctor at a concentration camp. He was so good he got promoted through different camps. He finally got the last promotion through a general. He was moved to Auschwitz and became the head doctor. How He Died After the Germans lost the war the police were in pursue of Joseph. He had fled out of Auschwitz and had the cops following right behind him. Joseph used some of the money that his father still had to flee to Brazil. Afterwards, the cops could not find him in Brazil so he took acool swim in a Brazil hotel. While swimming the man had a stroke and died. It took cops about 4 years before the confirmed his death.
Conclusion
Joseph Mengele had done a lot of bad things. He has killed people and kids, transfused blood and limbs to others, and tried to change eye color. He has had a military life when he was younger and saved two Germans. Joseph went on to get a PhD in his twenties. He finally died at a swimming pool in

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