Switzerland publishes a 200-page dossier on Nazi war criminal Mengele nicknamed “Angel of Death”
- On Thursday, the Swiss federal intelligence service published a 200-page dossier on Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele following a successful court challenge by historian Wettstein against files sealed until 2071.
- Known as the 'Angel of Death,' Mengele conducted horrific medical experiments at Auschwitz, where about 1.1 million people were killed during World War II before he fled to South America.
- The dossier contains police reports and arrest warrants suggesting Mengele may have visited Switzerland while wanted; the FIS stated it carried out "as few redactions as possible" to protect personal data.
- Historian Wettstein successfully challenged the FIS before the Federal Administrative Court, revealing the agency wrongly maintained the 2071 secrecy deadline and prompting an admission the dossier was already declassified.
- The Bergier Commission had previously examined the files transferred to the Federal Archives in 2001; Wettstein noted the release is an "important step" to dispel myths about Mengele's potential stays in Switzerland.
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New evidence about the infamous "Angel of Death", with the horrific experiments at the Auschwitz concentration camp
‘Angel of Death’: Switzerland publishes 200-page dossier on Nazi doctor
The Swiss federal intelligence service on Thursday published a 200-page dossier on the notorious Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele, the German doctor known as the “Angel of Death” for conducting horrific medical experiments on prisoners at Auschwitz. During World War II, Mengele served at the Auschwitz extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland, where about 1.1 million people were killed, around 1 million of them Jews. He became infamous for carry…
Switzerland publishes a 200-page dossier on Nazi war criminal Mengele nicknamed 'Angel of Death'
The Swiss federal intelligence service on Thursday published a 200-page dossier on the notorious Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele, the German doctor known as the "Angel of Death" for conducting horrific medical experiments on prisoners at Auschwitz.
The Swiss intelligence agency (NDB) on Thursday released previously classified documents related to Josef Mengele, the infamous doctor at the Auschwitz death camp. The files were opened by a historian in court after authorities refused to grant access in February this year.
The Swiss Intelligence Service (NDB) has published its archival dossier on the Auschwitz concentration camp doctor Josef Mengele, known as the “Angel of Death”. The publication of this documentation, which is now deposited in the Federal Archives, became possible only after a long legal process due to the refusal of the authorities to access these documents.Until February 2026, the NDB had rejected requests for review of the file, justifying the…
Switzerland releases digital files on Josef Mengele to public with 'as little as possible' redacted
In light of the “exceptionally high public interest,” the authorities decided not to limit access to individual reviews at the archives, but instead publish the file online.
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