Diaries of Nazi "Angel of Death" Dr. Josef Mengele to Be Put Up for Auction

The historical artifacts house Alexander Autographs in Connecticut is set to cause a stir by auctioning off the diary of Nazi "Angel of Death" Josef Mengele, who is responsible for the deaths of at least 400,000 people. It is expected that Nazi memorabilia collectors will push the price of the diary upwards of $60,000.

Auctioneers refuse to reveal the identity of the owner who acquired the diary in Brazil after Mengele died there in 1979. They will only reveal that it was a "source" close to the Mengele family, who continue to reside in Germany.

Bill Panagopulos, the auction house's president, said:

"Make no mistake about it - I have no sympathy for these monsters. My father's home town was wiped out by the Nazis in a reprisal action. But it is of vital importance that such documents remain available as tangible evidence of the evil deeds of the past, as well as to provide further pieces of history's puzzle."

The diary was scheduled to go up for auction on either January 20 or 21, but was cancelled for unknown reasons. The new auction date has not yet been revealed.

Dr. Mengele was stationed at the infamous Auschwitz death camp. It was he himself who greeted the arrivals at the camp, and it was he who decided which people would be put to death in the gas chambers or assigned to work. But others were condemned to perhaps an even worse fate than death. Twins especially became guinea pigs on Mengele's operating table as he pursued a quest to clone blue-eyed Aryans. Many of his victims died in horrific pain without anaesthetic.

Mengele's diary was written within the covers of a composition book titled Illustrated Zoology. He covered every one of the book's 180 pages with his thoughts on everything from art, religion, modernity literature, Germany history, women's rights, and even predictions for the future of mankind. Eugenics, natural selection and the concept of loyalty - themes he was obsessed with in his life - fill many of the pages. The diary begins in May 1960 when Mengele was 49. Later entries do not include dates. The first page is written in pencil, but the rest is written in blue ink.
In the entries he said that unless we adopted his breeding programs globally, "mankind is doomed, even without war." He further explained:

Mengele escaped to Brazil at the en of the war and was the most wanted Nazi war criminal for decades. He died in 1979 after suffering a stroke while swimming, and thirteen years later DNA testing proved his identity without a doubt.

The real problem is to define when human life is worth living and when it has to be eradicated.

The age of technology has created new conditions...The feeble-minded person ('village idiot') was separated from farmers because of his social status and low income.

'This separation is no longer the case in the age of technology. He is now on the same level with the farmer's son who went into the city…

'We know that selection rules all nature by choosing and exterminating... Those who were unfit had to accept the rule of more accomplished human beings, or they were pushed out or exterminated. Weaker humans were excluded from reproducing. This is the only way for human beings to exist and to maintain themselves.

'Everything will end in a catastrophe if natural selection is altered to the point that the gifted people are overwhelmed by billions of morons."

Speaking of his past and working at the death camp, Mengele said:

"I see how right my plans have been all along and I understand now that following people's advice mostly results in irreparable nonsense. But I refuse to pass guilt onto others: I was solely responsible for my decisions."