Document 3:
Plan of
Birkenau
Caption: Plan of the camp. On the left are the Krematorien and
gas chambers
(from Langbein, “Der Auschwitz
Prozess”, pp. 930 931). |
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Translation of
inscriptions
(from top to bottom and left to right): |
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Bunker 1 (Gaskammer)
/ Bunker I (gas chamber) |
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Verbrennungsstätte and Sallemgräber /
Cremation site
and mass graves |
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Krematorium
V |
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Krematorium
IV |
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Sauna / The
“Zentral Sauna” disinfection installation |
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“Kanada” /
Kanada effects sorting plant |
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Kläranlage /
Sewage treatment plant |
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Krematoroium III
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Krematorium II
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Kläranlage /
Sewage treatment plant |
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Teilweise ausgebaut,
sogennante “Mexiko” /
Partly completed, known as
“Mexiko” |
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Neue Rampe / New ramp
(where deportees detrained) |
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Kartoffelbunker /
Potato store |
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SS Hundestaffel / SS
dog handlers |
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SS Unterkünfte /
SS accommodation |
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Kommandanture / Camp
Headquarters |
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SS Unterkünfte /
SS accommodation |
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Nach Auschwitz / To
Auschwitz |
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Zum Bahnhof Auschwitz
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To Auschwitz
station
und zur alten Rampe / and to the
old ramp |
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Haupttor / Main gate
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