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Document 24a
[PMO file BW 30/34, page
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Krematorium III
In this Krematorium, the external
walls of the building are completed and the formwork is at present
being erected for the furnace room ceiling. The three flue chimney
will be completed in 3 days. The installation in this Krematorium of
the 5 3–muffle furnaces will take place in 5 weeks [6th March].
However, work on the furnace flues will start in 8 days [6th Feb.].
The basins for protection from groundwater and the three layers of
damp proofing, including the protective concrete, are completed, as
is the internal drainage of the two corpse cellars. The ballast
concrete is at present being poured.
It will be possible to
bring to [5] 3-muffle furnaces into service on 17/4/43.
Krematorium IV
The furnace building, the two
chimneys and the ancillary rooms are completed. The furnace
foundations are ready. The erection of the 8-muffle incineration
furnace will begin on Monday, 1/2/43 and the furnace will be
completed on 28/2/1943.
Krematorium V
The
construction materials are on the site. Work has begun on the
foundations for the external walls and for one chimney. Work on this
Krematorium will proceed as quickly as possible, but its completion
will depend mainly on weather conditions. If the weather is mild in
February and March, permitting intensive work, it will be possible
to bring the Krematorium into service at the end of April [it was
actually handed over on 4th April].
The inspection of the
above mentioned crematorium buildings and their internal
installations has shown that despite the great amount of
construction work involved and the difficulties due to weather
conditions and the supply of materials, work has progressed rapidly.
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| [In the author's opinion the note “invalid” probably concerns
the dates of bringing the Krematorien into service or the conclusion
of the last paragraph].
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AUSCHWITZ:
Technique
and operation
of the gas chambers
Jean-Claude Pressac
© 1989, The
Beate Klarsfeld Foundation |
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