SS-DOCTOR DDR. JOSEF MENGELE Dr. phil Dr.med. Joseph Mengele, born in 1911 in G nzburg (Bavaria), originated from an industrialist family and entered the Stahlhelm , a right-wing militant organisation which had been founded by former soldiers of the war, as a 20-year old man. In 1934 he changed to the SA and became a member of the NSDAP and SS in 1937. At the University, his national socialist ...