24 May 1943 May 23, 2013 Author: Staff Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Never mistake motion for action." Ernest Hemingway — Click here for more from Ernest Hemingway 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