The Twisted Marriage: Mengele, Martha & His Brother's Widow!
Was it truly love, or something far more calculated? The union between Josef Mengele, the infamous "Angel of Death," and Martha Mengele, his brother's widow, remains one of the most unsettling footnotes in the horrifying saga of the Nazi era.
The story of Josef Mengele's personal life is as chilling as his crimes. After the disintegration of his first marriage to Irene Schoenbein, a union that produced a son but ultimately failed to withstand the pressures of Mengele's descent into barbarity, the Nazi doctor sought refuge and, perhaps, a twisted form of normalcy in the arms of Martha Maria Mengele, ne Wiel. Their marriage, solemnized in Uruguay in 1958, four years after his divorce from Irene, raises profound questions about complicity, family secrets, and the long shadow cast by the Second World War.
| Martha Maria Mengele (ne Wiel) Biographical and Professional Information | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Martha Maria Mengele (ne Wiel) |
| Date of Birth | April 13, 1920 |
| Place of Birth | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Date of Death | Before 2000 |
| Place of Death | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Father | Mr. Wiel (Name Unknown) |
| First Marriage | Karl Mengele Jr. (Josef Mengele's younger brother) |
| Second Marriage | Dr. Josef Rudolf Mengele (July 28, 1957, Nueva Helvecia, Colonia, Uruguay Some sources say July 25, 1958) |
| Children | At least one son (with Josef Mengele). Karl Heinz (Stepson from first marriage to Karl Mengele) |
| Immigration | To Salvador, Bahia, Brazil in 1949. |
| Residence after Mengele's Death | Reportedly lived in Merano, Italy. |
| Known For | Marriage to Josef Mengele, the notorious Nazi war criminal. |
| Relationship with Josef Mengele | Widow of Josef Mengele's younger brother, Karl. Married Josef Mengele after Karl's death. |
| Reference | |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum |
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