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3 6 4 Index Verschucr, Helmut von. 13, 77-78 Wiesenthal, Simon (cont.): Verschtter, Omar Freiherr von, 11-13, 214, 219. 245-247, 248, 251-252, 14, 17-18, 33, 34, 39, 41, 59, 60, 69, 256, 294, 298, 299, 304. 306, 317- 77-78 318, 320n, 321 Vessey Camben, Juan, 171 Wiesenthal Center; 84, 208, 209, 306, "Vieland," 68-70, 74, 75, 76, 78. 80 308, 319 Viera de C23(1), Maria, 320, 321 Wirths, Eduard, 24, 25-26, 78 Vilka Carranza, Juan, 247-248 Wladeger, Anton and F.deltraud, 162n Wellman, Henrique, 301 Wagner, Gustav, 315 World in Action (11r), special program on Wagner, Richard. 13 Mengele, 202-203 War Crimes Branch, Civil Affairs Division, World Health Organization, 122 Washington, 82, 85 World Jewish Congress, 126-127 Ware, John, xviii, 202-203, 296 "Worthless life" concept, 1ln, 45, 80 Warren Commission. 302-303 Washington Times, 308 "Xavier," 88 Welt, Die. 317 West German Prosecutor's Of6ce, 24 Ynsfran, Edgar. 129, 149, 159, 180, 194, White, Peter, 296, 297-298 195-196, 197, 201 Wiedwald, Erich Karl, 216-217 Wiesenthal, Simon, 23n, 136n, 161, 169- Zamir, Zvi, 246 170, 193, 199, 206-210, 212, 213- Zinn, August, 136 ISBN 0-07-050598-5 >$18.95 (continued from front flap) if[11cow STORY► • Proof that Mengele was captured and held for two months under his own name by the U.S. Army. Gerald L. Posner and • Substantial evidence that West Ger- John Ware many and Israel could have captured Mengele on two separate occasions and failed to do so. This is the definitive life story of Dr. Josef In this masterful biography, the infa- Mengele, the notorious 'Angel of Death." mous, elusive Mengele has at last been Responsible for the death and mutilation captured. of thousands of prisoners at Auschwitz. Mengele vanished into South America af- ter World War II, where he remained free Gerald L. Posner, recognized as a for more than three decades. How did he leading authority on Josef Mengele, is a escape from the Allies? And how did he partner in the New York City law firm of elude his pursuers? Posner and Ferrara. He has been study- 1 -1.. Granted exclusive and unrestricted ing Mengele for five years, traveling to Eu- 412 Gok access to the Mengele family papers and rope and South America to collect more diaries, Posner and Ware have sifted than 25,000 documents. through more than 5,000 pages of Mengele's writings to construct this ex- John Ware is a London-based TV traordinary record of his life—from his producer for the current affairs documen- childhood in Germany to the horrors of tary program World in Action made by Auschwitz to his years in exile. Among Britain's Granada Television. His docu- their headline-making revelations: mentary 'The Hunt for Dr. Mengele" was • Conclusive proof that Mengele was aired on the Independent Television Net- aided by an extensive network of people work as well as on 60 Minutes in this who supplied him with passports, shelter, country. money, and diverted his pursuers. • Unprecedented new insights into jacket design by Judith K. Leeds Mengele's mind and character. McGraw-Hill Book Company 1221 Avenue of the Americas (continued on back flap) New York, NY 10020 MENGELE The Complete Story Gerald L. Posner and JohnWare McGraw-Hill Book Company New York St. Louis San Francisco Hamburg Mexico Toronto Acknowledgments Writing about a man who spent more than half his life as a fugitive, resolved to escape recognition and retribution, was a singularly difficult task. This book is the result of five years of research. During that time we have gathered one of the largest documentary archives on Josef Mengele, some 25,000 pages of published and unpublished documents. We have spent months in South America, many days researching in the archives of different countries, and have taped more than ninety hours of interviews with individuals involved in Mengele's life. We are satisfied that we have conducted a diligent and thorough investigation, and we take full responsibility for the accuracy of the facts and the validity of the judgments presented. Much of our research would not have been possible without the help of many people and organizations, in more than a dozen coun- tries, on four continents. In the development of documentation we were aided by Dr. Robert Wolfe, Dr. John Mendelsohn, and John Taylor of the Na- tional Archives and Records Service, Washington, D.C.; by Daniel Simon, director of the Berlin Document Center, West Berlin; Dr. Y. Arad, director of Yad Vashem, Jerusalem; Dr. Graciella Swid- erski, director of the National Archives of Argentina, Buenos Aires; Dr. Celina Moreira Franco, director of the National Record Center of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro; Dr. Alfredo Viloa, director of the National Document Archives of Paraguay, Asuncion; Charles Palm, archivist at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, California; and Dr. xi x i i Acknowledgments Howard B. Gotlieb, director, and Charles Niles, archivist, of the mation and so Special Collections, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts. John Martin We also acknowledge the extensive and rapid research, ex- Welles of the ceeding the statutory mandates of the Freedom of Information Act, mitment to tl performed by James K. Hall, Federal Bureau of Investigation, constant inspi Washington, D.C.; Thomas F. Conley, United States Army Intel- Some rest ligence and Security Command, Fort Meade, Maryland; and Larry or the call of I Strawderman, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C. here of Alexa We record with gratitude the constructive help provided by don, for whoa American diplomatic missions in South America, especially the ef- pulous regard forts of Robert Minutillo and Larry Estes, public affairs officers of Tony Wells o the U.S. embassies in Asuncion and Buenos Aires, respectively. Robert Hodg Their extensive knowledge of the countries in which they are posted, of himself; an and their generous assistance, opened many doors which might her spare rim otherwise have stayed closed. Dr. Gantl Helping us through a myriad of difficulties in South America, help in decipl in addition to many who did not want to be publicly acknowledged, pages of pros were Evandro Carlos de Andrade, editor-in-chief, O'Globo, Rio de A very sr Janeiro; Zevi Ghivelder, executive director, Manchete magazine, Rio vivors of Mer de Janeiro; Roberto Guareschi, political editor, El Claret], Buenos kowitz and th Aires; Roberto Forchiniti, archive director, Abril, Buenos Aires; of Auschwitz Enrique Jara, Latin American director of Reuters, Buenos Aires; bers of their Cesar Sanchez Bonitato, archive director, La Nacion, Buenos experiences r Aires; and Donal() Manzini, political editor, Tiempo Argentine, Bue- should be sai nos Aires. These individuals not only provided unrestricted access Mengele's cal to the confidential files of their publications, but they also led us We woul to unexpected and useful sources of information. of Israel's Ci Also in South America, special acknowledgment should be given who helped to a number of government officials who collectively gave us access account of th to voluminous and hitherto undisclosed government documentation Special ti on Josef Mengele: Dr. Adolfo Barreyro, private secretary to the director for ( minister of the interior, Buenos Aires; Dr. Carlos Castro, director for his generc of press affairs, presidential palace, Buenos Aires; Dr. Carlos Al- in Action," berto Flores, director of the Federal Police, Buenos Aires; Dr. events were Albino Gomez, director of press affairs at the ministry of foreign and inborn o affairs, Buenos Aires; Dr. Emilio Gibaja, secretary of public infor- With apo mation, interior ministry, Buenos Aires; and Dr. Jaime Malamud, ted, we list t human rights advisor to the President of the Republic, Buenos in bringing tl Aires. Zvi Ahar Two journalists were instrumental in uncovering new infor- Dr. Pedro Acknowledgments , of the mation and sources: Ralph Blumenthal of the New York Times and setts. John Martin of ABC Television. We owe a special thanks to Elliot rch, ex- Welles of the Anti-Defamation League in New York, whose com- ion Act, mitment to the work of bringing Nazi criminals to justice was a tigation, constant inspiration to us. ly Intel- Some researchers gave assistance far beyond their obligations nd Larry or the call of friendship. We would like to make particular mention D.C. here of Alexandra Wiessler, archivist of the Wiener Library, Lon- vided by don, for whom no task was too great; her wise counsel and scru- ly the ef- pulous regard for accuracy prevailed on countless occasions. Also .fficers of Tony Wells of the Wiener Library, and the Wiener Library itself; )ectively. Robert Hodges, Major (ret.), U.S. Air Force, who gave so much :e posted, of himself; and Annette Mills, who went out of her way to help in ch might her spare time. Dr. Gunther Deschner, historian, of Munich, was an invaluable America, help in deciphering the more cryptic passages of Mengele's 5,000 )wledged, pages of prose. bo, Rio de A very special acknowledgment, of course, is due to the sur- ;azine, Rio vivors of Mengele's experiments, especially Eva Kor and Marc Ber- n, Buenos kowitz and their worldwide organization C.A.N.D.L.E.S. (Children nos Aires; of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiment Survivors). Many mem- nos Aires; bers of their group spent harrowing hours retelling their dreadful n, Buenos experiences when they would much rather have forgotten them. It ntino, Bue- should be said that the photographic memory of Marc Berkowitz, cted access Mengele's camp messenger, was the actual inspiration for this book. also led us We would like to thank several former anonymous members of Israel's Central Institute for Intelligence and Special Missions old be given who helped us compile what we know to be the most detailed ve us access account of the Mossad's role in the hunt for Josef Mengele.