Born as the eldest son, on March 16, 1911, in Gunzburg, Germany, was Josef Mengele. His father was a very wealthy owner of a farm equipment manufacturing company. Josef grew up a strict Catholic. After being accepted to the University of Munich and obtaining a bachelor's degree in philosophy. He then pursued medical studies at the University of Frankfurt am Main, focusing on physical anthropology and genetics (Killer File). “In January 1937, at the Institute for Hereditary Biology and Racial Hygiene in Frankfurt, he became an assistant to Dr. Otmar von Verschuer, a leading scientific figure widely known for his research on twins” (Memorial Museum of the United States Holocaust). In 1937, Josef Mengele received his medical degree and made the decision to enlist in the Nazi Party. It was there that a man everyone perceived as smart, intelligent, and kind became what he would soon be called “the angel of death.” Shortly after joining the Nazi Party, Dr. Mengele reportedly worked as a medical staff. was concentrated at the Central Immigration Bureau. At this time the idea of ​​the Aryan race was still fully developed. Hitler would soon realize his idea of ​​a “final solution”. This included “the extermination of Jews, Gypsies, Slavs, homosexuals, communists and other undesirables” (Killer File). Mengele was subsequently injured during the campaign and returned to Germany in January 1943. In April 1943, Josef Mengele was made an SS captain of the Nazi Party and was soon transferred to Auschwitz (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). Most people don't realize that Josef Mengele was not the only doctor at Auschwitz nor the highest ranking doctor. Acc...... middle of paper ......burg, located Mengele's grave and exhumed his corpse” (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). Dr. Josef Mengele had escaped his captors for 34 years and spent the rest of his life a free and happy man. Real. Costa Gavras. 2002. DVD “Josef Mengele.” killer file. Anyway, April 30th. 2001. Internet. April 21. 2014. . (Killer File) “Josef Mengele.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, June 1. 2013. Internet. April 1, 21, 2014. . (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) “The secret diaries of Nazi doctor Josef Mengele offer a glimpse into the twisted mind. " Mirror. Np, July 30, 2011. Web. April 21. 2014. . (Secret diaries)