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Josef Mengele
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The Nazi doctor who committed heinous experiments on prisoners of Auschwitz was harboured by a network of Nazi supporters in Argentina after the war. As an SS officer and physician, he conducted horrific tests on prisoners, particularly twins, in pursuit of pseudoscientific racial theories. His name has become synonymous with Nazi war World War II, Mengele evaded justice, escaping to South America. He lived in Argentina for years under an assumed identity, avoiding capture despite international efforts to bring him to trial. In this episode, Dan is joined by the award-winning journalist Betina Anton who tracked down the woman who helped him hide. The woman was Betina's old school g: This episode contains descriptions of human suffering that listeners may find upsetting. This episode also contai
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About Dan
From the BBC Press Office and Dan&#;s page @ United Agents:
Dan Snow is a historian, broadcaster and television presenter.
He was born and raised in London, and remembers spending every weekend of his childhood being taken to castles, battlefields, country houses and churches.
Dan developed a great love of history which he went on to pursue at Oxford University. While there he also rowed in the Boat Race three times.
He left with a double first in history and started presenting military history programmes with his father, Peter Snow. Their series, Battlefield Britain, won a BAFTA award. It told the story of eight of the decisive clashes in British history from Boudicca to the Battle of Britain.
The follow-up series was transmitted in the summer of It featured eight of the key military encounters of the 20th century, including battles such as Stalingrad and the vietnamesisk högtid Offensive in Vietnam.
Dan has worked on numerous public occasions for BBC Events such as the sextionde anniv
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Dan Snow MBE is a BAFTA award winning historian, broadcaster and television presenter. Dan makes programmes around the world on a range of historical topics, from the abandoned Viking churches of Greenland to war damaged sites of Timbuktu. An award-winning broadcaster, he has built a reputation for combining charismatic delivery with intellectual substance.
After graduating from Oxford University with a double first, Dan began presenting military history programmes with his father, the veteran broadcaster Peter Snow. Their series, Battlefield Britain (), won a BAFTA award, and told the story of eight decisive clashes in British history, from Boudicca to the Battle of Britain. The follow-up series, which examined eight key military encounters of the 20th century including the battle of Stalingrad and the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, was televised in the summer of
Dan has worked on numerous public occasions for BBC Events such as the th Anniversary of Batt