Behind the Bastards

Part Two: Josef Mengele & The Nazi Doctors

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Apr 13, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Mengele's Career Shift

  • Joseph Mengele initially studied dentistry due to no local dentists.
  • He was convinced by a friend to pursue anthropology and genetics instead.
INSIGHT

Nazi Race Science Ideology

  • Nazi racial purity thought saw social justice as a Jewish plot weakening Germany.
  • Early Nazi laws forced sterilization of sufferers of illnesses deemed hereditary threats.
INSIGHT

Nazi Health Over Individual

  • Hitler believed Aryan people could become supermen through controlled breeding and science.
  • Nazis prioritized people's communal health over individuals, justifying horrific medical atrocities.
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