Josef Mengele Becomes Auschwitz Romani Camp Chief Medical Officer, May 30, 1943
The Holocaust: Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer of the Zigeunerfamilienlager (Romani family camp) at Auschwitz concentration camp.
Date: May 30, 1943
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