ars, hundreds of peoplewould be put into a car and then not let out for days, without food or water. Even when the trainsarrived at Auschwitz they would often sit on the track for days until all the many trains which hadcome before were unloaded. After this hellish journey, the first thing that people saw was JosefMengele, the angel of Auschwitz standing in his immaculate SS uniform, shining boots, perfectlybrushed and pressed shirt and pants, and glistening silver skulls.Josef Mengele was a doctor at Auschwitz, he performed experiments, made selections, and isresponsible for sending thousands of people to the crematorium. As a person he was "split", onesideof him was the heartless, uncaring, medical-atrocities side, while the other was a gentle, almosthuman side. When these two side overlapped was when Mengele was most horrible. Often whentaking small children to the gas chamber, he would give them candy and make a game out of,"walking to the chimney". Another example of false kindness is well put in the words of MosheOffer,a test subject of Mengele."They took X-rays of us, then Doctor Mengele came in. And he gave us sweets. He wore a whitegown, but beneath it you could see the SS trousers. He gave us candy, and then gave us somehorribly painful injections."Josef Mengele was very high up in Nazi status, he reported to Heinrich Himmler, who reporteddirectly to Adolf Hitler. The attraction of Auschwitz to Mengele was the limitless supply of humantest subjects. Mengele was able to perform ANYTHING he wanted on live, human subjects. Lifewas good for Mengele at Auschwitz, everyday he got luxuries: a fifth of a liter of vodka, a dozencigarettes, and German sausage. Auschwitz was a regular world for SS officers, there werehouseswith white picket fences to live in, a soccer stadium, a theater, and an SS officers club where theofficers got gourmet meals. It was not uncommon for an SS officer to dine on roasted chickenandpotatoes, while the pris...
