Switzerland to open secret files on Auschwitz 'Angel of Death' Mengele
Summary
Switzerland will open secret files on Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor known as the "Angel of Death," who worked at Auschwitz during World War Two. Historians have long sought access to these files, which may reveal details about Mengele’s possible visits and activities in Switzerland after the war.Key Facts
- Josef Mengele was a Nazi SS doctor at Auschwitz who helped send around 400,000 people, mostly Jews, to their deaths.
- He performed cruel medical experiments on prisoners, especially children and twins.
- After the war, Mengele fled Europe using false identities and Red Cross travel documents, eventually settling in South America.
- There have been rumors and evidence that Mengele visited Switzerland after the war, including a documented skiing trip in 1956.
- In 1961, Swiss police surveilled an apartment rented by Mengele’s wife in Zurich, where he might have been planning a trip.
- Despite repeated requests, Swiss authorities have kept files on Mengele secret, sealed until 2071 for “national security” and family privacy reasons.
- Historians have challenged this secrecy, arguing that opening the files could clarify Switzerland’s role regarding Nazi fugitives.
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