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AUSCHWITZ:
Technique
and Operation
of
the Gas Chambers © |
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Photo 41:
[PMO neg. no. 20995/480] |
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Exit doors on
the clean side of the disinfestation chambers (probably 3 and 4), with a
trolley load of clothing being removed. The peepholes in the doors could be
closed by raising the flap and blocking it with a catch. These were probably
opened at the end of a disinfestation cycle to allow fresh air to enter as soon
as the extractor fans were switched on. The good quality blankets, reserved for
"prominent" prisoners, appear to have been classified as
"heavy" and were hence disinfested by hot air (one is visible on the
trolley). Above left, an extractor fan switch. |
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Photo
42 |
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Photos 42 and
43: |
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Present state of one half of the double doors
of one of the Topf disinfestation chambers left lying in the Zentral Sauna,
exterior (Photo 42) and interior (43). Photo 43 shows the
crude construction of a wooden frame covered with strong cardboard and faced
with metal (Photo 42). |
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AUSCHWITZ:
Technique and operation
of the gas
chambers
Jean-Claude Pressac
© 1989, The Beate Klarsfeld Foundation |
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