Josef Mengele
Nickname(s)Angel of Death (German: Todesengel)
Born(1911-03-16)16 March 1911
Günzburg, Bavaria, Germany
Died7 February 1979(1979-02-07) (aged 67)
Bertioga, São Paulo, Brazil
Years of service1938–1945
RankSS-Hauptsturmführer (captain)
Service number
  • NSDAP #5,574,974
  • SS #317,885
Awards
  • Iron Cross First Class
  • Black Badge for the Wounded
  • Medal for the Care of the German People
Spouse(s)
  • Irene Schönbein
    (m. 1939; div. 1954)
  • Martha Mengele (widow of his brother Karl) (m. 1958)