1943 ⟶ Josef Mengele Appointed Auschwitz Chief Medical Officer

Josef Mengele becomes Chief Medical Officer in Auschwitz.
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1943

🏭 Auschwitz Expansion Ordered

Hitler gives orders for the expansion of Auschwitz prison camp, to be run by Commandant Rudolf Höss.⟶
Auschwitz Expansion Ordered (1941)
Auschwitzconcentration campHolocaustNazi GermanyexterminationRudolf Hössgenocidepersecutiondeath camp

🏥 Hitler Orders Halt to Involuntary Euthanasia Program (Action T4)

Adolf Hitler orders a temporary halt to Nazi Germany's systematic involuntary euthanasia of mentally ill and handicapped due to protests. However, graduates of the Action T4 operation were then transferred to concentration camps, where they continued in their trade.⟶
Hitler Orders Halt to Involuntary Euthanasia Program (Action T4) (1941)
Nazi GermanyEuthanasiaAction T4HolocaustWar CrimesHuman RightsMental IllnessConcentration Camps

👨‍⚕️ Josef Mengele Appointed Auschwitz Chief Medical Officer

Josef Mengele becomes Chief Medical Officer in Auschwitz.⟶
Josef Mengele Appointed Auschwitz Chief Medical Officer (1943)
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💨 Romani Gassed at Auschwitz

2,897 Romani are gassed when their camp at Auschwitz is liquidated.⟶
Romani Gassed at Auschwitz (1943)
AuschwitzRomanigenocideHolocaustconcentration campNazi Germanymass murderWorld War IIpersecution