Archive · 1 Dec 2025
Nazi Doctor Josef Mengele Hid in Argentina
Josef Mengele was a very bad doctor who worked for the Nazis during World War II.
He did terrible things to people in a place called Auschwitz.
After the war, he ran away to Argentina and lived there for many years even though the authorities knew who he was.
He used a fake name and even asked for his real birth certificate.
The government in Argentina did not arrest him, and he later moved to other countries.
He died in Brazil in 1979, and his bones are now used to teach doctors.
Josef Mengele, known as the 'Angel of Death,' hid in Argentina after World War II.
Argentinian authorities knew his true identity but failed to act due to political protection and bureaucratic hesitation.
Mengele used a fake name and even requested his original birth certificate from the West German Embassy.
He lived openly in Argentina, married his brother's widow, and had visits from his father.
Mengele later fled to Paraguay and Brazil, where he died in 1979.
- Who
- Josef Mengele, a Nazi doctor known as the 'Angel of Death'
- What
- Mengele hid in Argentina despite authorities knowing his identity
- When
- From 1949 until his death in 1979
- Where
- Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil
- Why
- Due to political protection, bureaucratic hesitation, and press leaks
- Name
- Josef Mengele
- Nickname
- Angel of Death
- Birth Year
- 1911
- Birthplace
- Gunzburg, Germany
- Arrival in Argentina
- 1949
- Death Year
- 1979
- Death Location
- Bertioga, Brazil