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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: A minor example compared to others, but Mengele is often portrayed as a somewhat uniquely despicable figure amongst the Nazi hierarchy when in reality his experiments were just a small part of [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_human_experimentation a wider campaign of human experimentation]] in the concentration camps. Mengele tends to be remembered more than his contemporaries, many of whom were just as bad, because his experiments specifically targeted twins, and because his whereabouts were unknown for a long time, meaning writers could have him doing virtually whatever they wanted.

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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: A minor example compared to others, but Mengele is often portrayed as a somewhat uniquely despicable figure amongst the Nazi hierarchy when in reality his experiments were just a small part of [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_human_experimentation a wider campaign of human experimentation]] in the concentration camps. Mengele tends to be remembered more than his contemporaries, many of whom were just as bad, because his experiments specifically targeted twins, and because his whereabouts were unknown for a long time, meaning writers could have him doing virtually whatever they wanted.

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%%[[/folder]]* In the ''WesternAnimation/XMen97'' episode "Tolerance is Extinction Pt. 1", Val Cooper compares Mr. Sinister to Mengele. Sinister scoffs, stating that he knew him and that he (Sinister) was better than someone who just stayed a "Nazi dog".
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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: A minor example compared to others, but Mengele is often portrayed as a somewhat uniquely despicable figure amongst the Nazi hierarchy when in reality his experiments were just a small part of [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_human_experimentation a wider campaign of human experimentation]] in the concentration camps. Mengele tends to be remembered more than his contemporaries, many of whom were just as bad, because his experiments specifically targeted twins, and because his whereabouts were unknown for a long time, meaning writers could have him doing virtually whatever they wanted.
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* In ''Film/SchindlersList'', the Jewish women and children under Oskar Schindler's protection are mistakenly sent to Auschwitz due to a paperwork error. While at the camp, Mengele briefly appears inspecting the group for his experiments. Fortunately, Schindler manages to secure their transfer back to his own factory before Mengele is able to get his hands on them.

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* In ''Film/SchindlersList'', the Jewish women and children under Oskar Schindler's protection are mistakenly sent to Auschwitz due to a paperwork error. While at the camp, Mengele briefly appears inspecting to inspect the group for candidates for his experiments.experiments. He's notably surprised that the group includes so many older women, who would ordinarily have been killed already for being "unfit for work". Fortunately, Schindler manages to secure their transfer back to his own factory before Mengele is able to get his hands on them.

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* BodyHorror: Oftentimes, his obsession with twins will appear fictional works. Said twins are often someone sewn to the back of another person.

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* BodyHorror: Oftentimes, his obsession with twins will appear in fictional works. Said twins are often someone sewn to the back of another person.
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In 1979, Mengele died of a stroke while swimming.

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In 1979, Mengele died of a stroke while swimming.
swimming. He was buried under a false name and his death did not become known to the general public until his remains were positively identified in 1985.
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Mengele transferred to Gross-Rosen in 1945, carrying two boxes of specimens alongside medical records. After being captured and released by the American army, Mengele eventually fled to Argentina, where he met up with and married his brother's widow, and according to Argentinian government documents, allegedly worked illegally as an abortionist and a practitioner in addition to a farm equipment salesman.

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Mengele transferred to Gross-Rosen in 1945, carrying two boxes of specimens alongside medical records. After being captured and released by the American army, Mengele eventually [[ArgentinaIsNaziLand fled to Argentina, Argentina]], where he met up with and married his brother's widow, and according to Argentinian government documents, allegedly worked illegally as an abortionist and a practitioner in addition to a farm equipment salesman.

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