Krematoriums III (left) and IV (right) in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Inside the Krematoriums were both
gassing installations
to murder the victims with cyanide gas, and
cremation furnaces
to burn the corpses. See
study of the cyanide compounds in the gas chambers.
Furnaces in an Auschwitz-Birkenau crematorium.
Open air burning of corpses in Auschwitz.
A document which mentions a 'gassing cellar' in an Auschwitz-Birkenau crematorium.
Official SS labor deployment report, listing 870 stokers in the Auschwitz-Birkenau
crematoriums.
A document requesting cyanide gas detectors for an Auschwitz-Birkenau crematorium.
A report by SS experts, estimating the cremation capacity in Auschwitz-Birkenau at
4,756 corpses in 24 hours.
Three views of gas tight door for a homicidal gas chamber in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Left:
outer side. Middle: inner side. Right: close-up on protective grid on peep-hole
in the inner side, placed so the victims will not be able to break the glass.
Last modified: December 12, 2002
Technical/administrative contact: webmaster@holocaust-history.org Opinions in personal pages are not necessarily shared by THHP as a whole.