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What types of experiments did Dr Mengele do on the Jews of the Holocaust?
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Dr. Josef Mengele research on twins and Gypsies exemplifies the quest for the genetic studies. Dr. Mengele was known as the "Angel of Death". He would be at every selection when the new trains would arrive at Auschwitz. After the victims were unloaded off the trains and stripped naked and divided into men, women, and children, he would sort through the thousands of people. Most went straight to the gas chambers and others to hard labor in the camps. The twins, dwarfs, and unique physical specimens were selected to be assigned to the experimental blocks. In many ways the majority who where killed in the gas chambers were much better off than the survivors that had no idea what horrors awaited them.
The twins were examined from head to toe. Measurements of every inch were taken. Dr. Mengele demanded specific and careful exams. If any detail was missed the staff, usually a prisoner doctor, would be punished. The twins were allowed to keep their hair for the first several days of the examination. After all the living data was taken the twins would be killed by a single injection of chloroform in the heart. Care was taken to insure the twins died at the same time. The twins were then dissected with the organs being sent to research centers.
Prisoner doctors tell of the fate of two Hungarian twins who arrived at Auschwitz late in 1943. Dr. Mengele was at the camp selection. The train arrived in the very early morning. Three sets of twins were found. They were taken to the experimental block. Dr. Mengele ordered the two Hungarian twins be placed in the examination room. The two Hungarian twins young men age 18 were described as "extremely athletic and handsome." They had much body hair and were allowed to keep it for the first few weeks. The twins were showered and returned nude to the examination room. The examination started at the head . All parts of their heads were examined. The head examination took almost days. They were then completely X-rayed . The next part of the examination consisted of tubes being forced through their noses and into their lungs. They were then ventilated with a gas which caused them to cough so severely they had to be restrained. The sputum from the lungs was collected for examination.
The twins were then photographed for several days . The purpose of the photographs were to show hair patterns. They were each forced to stand, bend, and kneel in many positions to accomplish the photographs. For example, they were required to stand with their arms lifted for many hours so the under arm hair could be photographed.
After the photographs were finished they were awoken very early in the morning. They were taken into a room with tables and a hot water vat. The water in the vat was very hot. They were made to sit in the water until they were ready to pass out from the heat. They were then strapped to a table where their hair was plucked out trying to save the hair root. They were put back into the hot vat several times. After enough hair was collected, they were totally shaven of every hair on their body. The twins were then again extensively photographed without hair.
The twins then received several two liter enemas which caused them much pain and discomfort. The boys on different days were strapped over a bench table and their rectums were hyper descended after which they received an extensive lower gastric intestinal examination. This extensive procedure was performed without any anesthesia. The young men were crying so loud that Doctor Mengele ordered they be gagged. The next day they received a painful and humiliating urological examination. In this examination tissue samples were taken from the kidneys, prostate, and testicles. Several semen samples were forcefully taken over two days.
After this three weeks of tortuous medical examinations they were taken two the dissection laboratory. Using two doctors, each twin was simultaneously given an injection in the heart, taking their lives. They were dissected and their organs were sent to the Institute of Biological Racial and Evolutionary Research Berlin.
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Did dr. mengele do medical experiments on animals?
Dr. Josef Mengele did use animals in his labs as well as Jews and the weaker people of Europe.
Did Dr Mengele lead the Jews to freedom?
Absolutely not. Josef Mengele can hardly be called a doctor - the experiments he performed at Auschwitz were definitely not healing.
Is mengele a Jew?
Josef Mengele was a Bavarian born Physician who committed atrocious, grotesque medical experiments on Jews in concentration camps, but he was not a Jew himself.
Did josef mengele influence society?
The main groups which were effected by Mengele's Experiments were the Jews , Twins (Mainly Children Twins) and Family's with Physical Abnormalities. He did experiments like trying to die people's eyes and Amputations of Limbs.
Who tortured Jews?
Jew have been tortured by numerous people throughout history. Probably the most prolific torturers were Josef Mengele (a doctor who performed inhumane medical experiments on Jews during the Holocaust) and Tomás de Torquemada (a Catholic Cardinal who led the Spanish Inquisition and tortured Jews with horrible physical contraptions meant to cause immeasurable pain).
Who was the man who was in charge of selections and conducted medical experiments on the Jews?
Dr. Josef Mengele
How did Josef Mengele play a role in World War 2?
Josef Mengele performed gruesome and atrocious medical experiments (more like mad man experiments) on the Jews or with the Jews and the other undesireables. He did this at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
Did dr. mengele do medical experiments on animals?
Dr. Josef Mengele did use animals in his labs as well as Jews and the weaker people of Europe.
Did Dr Mengele lead the Jews to freedom?
Absolutely not. Josef Mengele can hardly be called a doctor - the experiments he performed at Auschwitz were definitely not healing.
Is mengele a Jew?
Josef Mengele was a Bavarian born Physician who committed atrocious, grotesque medical experiments on Jews in concentration camps, but he was not a Jew himself.
Did josef mengele influence society?
The main groups which were effected by Mengele's Experiments were the Jews , Twins (Mainly Children Twins) and Family's with Physical Abnormalities. He did experiments like trying to die people's eyes and Amputations of Limbs.
Who tortured Jews?
Jew have been tortured by numerous people throughout history. Probably the most prolific torturers were Josef Mengele (a doctor who performed inhumane medical experiments on Jews during the Holocaust) and Tomás de Torquemada (a Catholic Cardinal who led the Spanish Inquisition and tortured Jews with horrible physical contraptions meant to cause immeasurable pain).
Did the Germans try xenotransplant on the Jews during the Holocaust?
Xenotransplantaion had not been developed and endorsed in that era. I could not find any reference of Josef Mengele doing animal part transplantation but with that evil doctor I would not put it past him to do that. He had no empathy with the Jews as humans and did whatever he felt like doing to them in their medical experiments in the concentration camps.
What is the difference between Oskar Schindler and Josef Mengele?
Oskar saved Jews' lives, Josef just did experiments. Oskar is Righteous Among the Nations and is trusted by Jews, Josef is the exact opposite.
What was it like in the Holocaust?
It was a very gruesome,nasty,awful place where the Germans done experiments on innocent Jews.
What is the quarantine during the Holocaust?
quarantine is where they put the Jews that were used to do experiments on them. Some couldn't survived because, they were torture too much.
Why did Josef Mengele torture so many people?
Josef Mengele did experiments on how to best kill people and he used the Jews and other prisoners at Auschwitz. He also did things like measure skulls of the Jews, timed how long it took to freeze to death. For gruesome details read The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.
