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Gas chamber
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A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing humans or animals with gas, consisting of a sealed chamber into which a poisonous or asphyxiant gas is introduced. Poisonous agents used include hydrogen cyan
Gas chamber at Majdanek concentration camp near Lublin
Gas chamber at Majdanek concentration camp near Lublin
Interior of Majdanek gas chamber, showing Prussian blue residue
Interior of Majdanek gas chamber, showing Prussian blue residue
The openings through which Zyklon B was poured into the gas chamber of crematorium II at Auschwitz Birkenau are visible in this February 1943 photo, t
The openings through which Zyklon B was poured into the gas chamber of crematorium II at Auschwitz Birkenau are visible in this February 1943 photo, taken by SS Dietrich Kammann. Poles Ludwik Lawin and Taduesz Kubik, who worked in the camp photography studio, stole a number of Kammann's negatives and buried them.
Pig CO2 gas chamber using the Paternoster system. The gondolas are empty. CO2 levels increase the lower down the pit the gondolas move.
Pig CO2 gas chamber using the Paternoster system. The gondolas are empty. CO2 levels increase the lower down the pit the gondolas move.
Majdanek concentration camp
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Majdanek was a Nazi concentration and extermination camp built and operated by the SS on the outskirts of the city of Lublin during the German occupation of Poland in World War II. It had three gas ch
Gas chamber
…using the hydrogen cyanide-based fumigant Zyklon B at the Auschwitz concentration camp. This method was adopted for mass-murder at the Auschwitz and Majdanek camps. Up to 6,000 victims were gassed with Zyklon B each day at Auschwitz. Most extermination camp gas chambers were dismantled or destroyed in the…
2013 KL Majdanek crematorium 01
2013 KL Majdanek crematorium 01
Aerial photograph of Majdanek (June 24, 1944). From bottom: the barracks under deconstruction with visible chimney stacks still standing, planks of wo
Aerial photograph of Majdanek (June 24, 1944). From bottom: the barracks under deconstruction with visible chimney stacks still standing, planks of wood piled up along the supply road, intact barracks.
Arrival of new inmates.
Arrival of new inmates.
Zyklon B stored in the camp.
Zyklon B stored in the camp.