24 May 1943 May 23, 2013 Author: Staff Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong." Leo Rosten — Click here for more from Leo Rosten Related posts: 2 March 1943 16 May 1943 11 July 1943 5 November 1943 18 January 1943 24 January 1943 13 March 1943 Categories: History Tags: 1943, 24 May