| 2. |
The direction in which the
double doors of the three Leichenkeller opened is shown as being
from the outside (corridor and vestibule) to the inside [see
sketch]. If large numbers of people were gassed in Leichenkeller 1
with such an arrangement it would have been virtually impossible to
open the doors, which would have been blocked by corpses;
|
| 3. |
A single door is easier to make
gas tight than a double door like that planned for Leichenkeller
1; |
| 4. |
The drains of Leichenkeller 1,
being connected to the others in the western part of the building,
run directly into the common sewer (Absetzgrube), so that if gas
were used in Leichenkeller 1, there would be a chance of toxic gas
penetrating rooms on the ground floor (see drawing 932 (r), where
the trace of the drains of Leichenkeller 1 is underlined in
blue]; |
| 5. |
The ventilation and air
extraction system of Leichenkeller 1 was designed for a morgue, not
a gas chamber, though in the end it was used without
modification; |
| 6. |
The central location of the
corpse chute, with the bottom end advancing well into the vestibule
between the three Leichenkeller would be in the way of people going
from the undressing room (Leichenkeller 2) to the gas chamber
(Leichenkeller
1). |
