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AUSCHWITZ:
Technique
and Operation
of
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Photo 1:
[PMO
neg. no. 294, Ludwik series] |
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View of the east half and north side of Krematorium
II, Birkenau worksite “BW 30”, probably taken in the second half of
1942.
The ground floor and ceiling of the main building are
two thirds completed. The chimney is completed, but still has its
scaffolding. The external walls of the waste incineration room are
completed, but it has no ceiling yet. In the right hand background
is Leichenkeller 2 (future undressing room) also under construction.
There is no sign of an access stairway in its northwest
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Photo 2:
[PMO
neg. no. 296, Ludwik series] |
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View of Leichenkeller 2 and the north wing, the waste
incinerator room, with the collective chimney of Krematorium II,
taken a few minutes after Photo 1, hence also probably taken in the
second half of 1942.
In the foreground is the shell of
Leichenkeller 2 in the course of being damp-proofed by a coat of
bitumen. Half of the north wall has just been treated. Another brick
wall about 20 cm thick is to be built inside this damp-proof layer.
The [temporary] floor of Leichenkeller slopes gently up towards the
western end of the main building which is not yet built. Narrow
gauge rails (not visible here, but appearing in Photo 3) will
later be laid to facilitate the transport of materials to the
Leichenkeller | |
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AUSCHWITZ:
Technique
and operation
of the gas chambers
Jean-Claude Pressac
© 1989, The
Beate Klarsfeld Foundation |
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