Dr. Josef Mengele By NHDTimeline2016 Mar 16, 1911 Birth in Günzburg, Germany. Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Jan 1, 1935 Education at the University of Munich Dec 3, 1937 Joins the Nazi party Dec 3, 1938 Joins the SS Jul 28, 1939 Marries Irene Schoenbein Jan 1, 1940 Joins the Army Apr 1, 1943 Promotion and Transfer to Auschwitz May 1, 1943 Experimentation with Twins Mar 11, 1944 Rolf Mengele is Born Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Jan 1, 1947 The Nuremberg Trials Jan 17, 1945 Mengele Flees Auschwitz Jan 26, 1945 Soviet Invasion of Auschwitz Jan 1, 1947 The Nuremberg Code Period: Jan 1, 1949 to Feb 7, 1979 Life in South America - Death