Dawn of a New Day Read Free

and, therefore helping to divert some of its army to places besides Germany and the European fronts.
    Hitler stressed that he wanted a new type weapon that could be used against the Americans on their own soil and inflict huge casualties and fear among the general populace. Himmler suggested that they talk about some of the breakthroughs German scientists and doctors were having with medical experiments currently being conducted at numerous secret locations throughout Germany. Himmler filled Hitler in on several human experiments that were being conducted at a number of the concentration camps. Jews, Poles, Soviet POWS and even some non-Jewish Germans were being used in experiments under the direction of several well-known German doctors. 
    Himmler advised the Fuhrer that he would begin to talk to various German doctors, in particular Josef Mengele, who had earned the nickname of the “Angel of Death” because of some of the experiments he had carried out, particularly at the Auschwitz concentration camp.  Himmler assured the Fuhrer that this group of doctors and chemists could quickly develop some sort of super agent that could be unleashed on the American homeland and cause mass casualties. This would help divert their attention from the European Theater, at least temporarily. Himmler added that such a drastic act on Germany’s part, could in fact have the reverse reaction, and make the Americans even more determined to defeat the German war machine.  Himmler suggested that they reconvene again in a month’s time to see where they stood on this project.
    Himmler then met with Josef Mengele and told the Doctor about his meeting with the Fuhrer the week before and that he wanted something that the Nazis could use to inflict mass casualties and instill fear into the American people on their own home land. Himmler said the Fuhrer wanted the project to move forward as quickly as possible and that the Fuhrer thought this might help turn the tide of the war, which was quickly slipping from Germany’s grasp.
    Mengele told Himmler that he thought he could quickly mobilize resources at his labs in Auschwitz and perhaps combine some known and existing viruses to make what would be a super virus. The new virus would be highly contagious and at the present time, there would be no real cure for it. He thought the virus could be introduced into the American population through a number of methods and that once the epidemics started, there would be no slowing the viruses down. The end result would be just what the Fuhrer desired; mass casualties throughout the United States and a very rapid decline in the morale of the American people both on the home front and abroad. Mengele told Himmler he was confident that he could have samples ready for testing in about two months and that once everything was perfected, production of the virus would move rapidly. The two men agreed to keep in touch and to meet again in a month’s time to see what progress had been made.
    After a few days of initial research and experimenting, all the Doctors believed that by combining some existing viruses like influenza, the plague and smallpox, the end result would be a new super virus that could withstand any of the new medicines currently available in the United States. Although no one was sure yet how such a virus could be delivered in order to inflict a mass outbreak, they would worry about that after they had the virus developed. Given the fact that Auschwitz had hundreds of prisoners the doctors knew they would have more than enough test subjects to try out their new contagions. Virus samples were obtained from the Institute of Biological Racial and Evolutionary Research in Berlin and gave them the necessary starting blocks to get their work underway.  A new sterile area was quickly built at the camp so that they could isolate test subjects and watch how the infections progressed. The Doctors themselves also had to obtain some new protective clothing