How Nazi 'Angel of Death' Doctor Mengele hid in plain sight in Argentina for years

Infamous Nazi doctor and war criminal Josef Mengele, known as the “Angel of Death” for his barbaric human experiments, openly lived in Argentina for years despite authorities knowing his true identity, a newly declassified trove of intelligence files has revealed, according to Fox News.

- HT Correspondent

(From left) SS officers Richard Baer (commandant of Auschwitz), Dr Josef Mengele and Rudolf Hoess (former Auschwitz Commandant), at Auschwitz concentration camp.

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Mengele worked at the Auschwitz concentration camp where he conducted brutal medical experiments, especially on children, under the guise of scientific research. His experiments included torturing human subjects, who comprised of the prisoners of the concentration camp.

He was also a member of a team of doctors that selected victims to be murdered in the gas chambers.

The newly declassified files were released by Argentinian President Javier Milei.