Dr. Josef Mengele Letter to Wife
1944 December 14, Front side - Letter to wife, Irene from Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
Tan letter with postal address in cursive handwriting using black ink. At the top right corner is a red 12-pfennig stamp depicting Adolf Hitler facing to the right. A black overprint cancellation dated December 14, 1944 placed overtop. At the top center reads "Feldpostbrief". At the left and right side is a brown 3-pfennig stamp depicting Adolf Hitler split in two horizontally.
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Dr. Josef Mengele Letter to WifeEntry/Object ID
2010.1.3Scope and Content
1944 December 14, letter to wife, Irene from Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.Context
Dr. Josef Mengele (1911-1979) was a Nazi "doctor" at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland who performed heinous experiments on inmates, and specifically inmates who were twins. Mengele, known as the Todesengel or "Angel of Death" conducted medical experiments on over 3,000 twins where he tested sterilization methods, inflicted wounds, and performed unnecessary surgeries for research purposes. In addition, Mengele and other Nazi "doctors" believed in the Nazi agenda that was antisemitism. Because of this, Mengele's hatred towards Jews manifested itself in the inhumane procedures he executed. Furthermore, the procedures were not performed with safety, care, or sanitized instruments or environment. In this letter, Mengele addresses his wife, Irene to plan Christmas and holiday plans.Collection
Dr. Josef MengeleCategory
Letter
Philatelic Material