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Page 102 AUSCHWITZ:
                        Technique and Operation
                            of the Gas Chambers ©
 
 
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Document 7
[PMO microfilm 1612] 
Drawing accompanying a Topf patent application of 16th November 1942 for "Air cooled grate plates tor mechanical grate firing". It is essentially a wartime (period of shortages) patent, making it possible to fire a furnaces with fuel of differing quality, depending on what is available, while maintaining the correct heating capacity and without damaging the fire grate. 
 
Document 7
 
Document 8
[Weimar State Archives. Bestand 2/555a]  
 
Document 8
 
Translation: 
 
                                                                  M e m o r a n d u m                                                     18/6/45
                                                                            from                                                                   ri. [Ritter]
                                                                     Personnel section

                                                                                           [Upper right: Rubber stamp of the Topf management
                                                                                           secretariat, dated 25th April 1945]

Subject: Kurt Prüfer

Herr Prüfer was held for questioning from 30/5 - 13/6

     Should these days be paid ? [manuscript] Yes
     (P. worked 5 hours a day until his arrest)

                                                                                 J A TOPF & SONS
                                                                                 Personnel Section
                                                                                 [signed] Ritter  
 
AUSCHWITZ:
Technique and operation
of the gas chambers

Jean-Claude Pressac
© 1989, The Beate Klarsfeld Foundation
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