Photographs From Auschwitz
by
Daniel Keren
June 1998
air-shelter.jpg
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Small air raid shelter for the SS-men, which allowed them to keep watching the inmates.
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door-bunker-11.jpg
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Iron door sealing the underground area of Block 11 in Auschwitz
main camp, where the first homicidal gassing in the camp took place.
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drainage-birkenau.jpg
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Drainage ditch around Auschwitz II (Birkenau) camp. Built using
slave labor.
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hole-roof-1.jpg
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Most southern Zyklon vent hole in the roof of the gas chamber in
Krema II, Birkenau. The gas chamber was dynamited by the fleeing
SS, but the location of the hole can still be determined in the
roof. The explosion tore a part of the roof material next to the
hole (where the rebar is visible). There is no rebar present in
the Zyklon vent hole itself.
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hole-roof-2.jpg
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Probable location of the second (from the south) Zyklon vent hole
in the roof of the gas chamber in Krema II, Birkenau. The roof
was seriously damaged when the fleeing SS dynamited the chamber,
but some straight cuts can be seen, as well as rebar bent into
the chamber.
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inside-chamber-1.jpg
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Photograph taken inside the gas chamber in Krema II, Birkenau.
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krema-3-chamber.jpg
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Current condition of the gas chamber in Krema III, Birkenau. The
roof is collapsed and covered with rubble.
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krema-5-explosive.jpg
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The location of one of the explosive charges used by the fleeing
SS, when they dynamited Krema V in Birkenau.
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krema-5-slab.jpg
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A slab near Krema V in Birkenau (taken after rainfall, so there
is water on it). Possibly, one of the slabs over which the bones
of the victims were crushed after they were burned in the open
(see
burning-pit.jpg).
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roof-chamber-1.jpg
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General view of the roof of the gas chamber in Krema II, Birkenau.
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roof-chamber-2.jpg
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General view of the roof of the gas chamber in Krema II, Birkenau.
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roof-chamber-3.jpg
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General view of the roof of the gas chamber in Krema II, Birkenau.
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roof-krema-1.jpg
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Current condition of the roof of Krema I in Auschwitz main camp.
The four openings, with covers, are reconstruction of the Zyklon
vents, which were sealed in 1944, when the chamber was used as an
air raid shelter; one of the vents was left untouched (see
zyklon-vent-sealed.jpg in this page). The two smallish brick
chimneys are protections for air vents. The two larger chimneys
to the right of the photograph are the ventilation shafts for the
furnace room.
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SB.jpg
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Document listing the strength of the women's camp in Auschwitz
II (Birkenau). On October 7 1944, 8 women entered the camp, and
2,394 "left" it: 7 are listed as "died natural death", 8 as
"dismissed", 1,150 as "transferred", and 1,229 as "S.B." The
latter stands for "sonderbehandlung", or "special treatment",
a common codeword for execution; see, for instance
Memorandum of Gestapo Headquarters, 15 June 1944
[Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals -
Washington, U.S Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1953, Vol. IV, p. 1166]
In amending my directive of June 20 1944, I request that those
people subject to special treatment be sent to a crematorium to be
cremated if possible.
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stoker-number.jpg
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In October 7, 1944, the strength of the sonderkommando
(referred to as "heizer" = stoker/burner, in the official
SS documents), was:
Krema II: day shift 84, night shift 85.
Krema III: day shift 84, night shift 85.
Krema IV: day shift 84, night shift 85.
Krema V: day shift 72, night shift 84.
That is, 663 altogether.
APMO, D-AuII-3a/1, Inventory No. 29723. See Czech,
"Auschwitz Chronicle 1939-1945". p. 724. See also
Document on display in the "Jewish Martyrdom" exhibit
in Auschwitz Main Camp, listing 661 stokers in October 3,
1944.
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support-pillar.jpg
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Supporting pillar for the roof of the gas chamber in Krema II,
Birkenau (the gas chamber was dynamited by the fleeing SS).
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undressing-room.jpg
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Current condition of the undressing room in Krema II, Birkenau,
dynamited by the fleeing SS. The victims entered through the
stairway, undressed in this large room, and were led into the
gas chamber.
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vent-sealed-1.jpg
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Sealed circular ventilation vent in gas chamber, Krema I in
Auschwitz.
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vent-sealed-2.jpg
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Sealed circular ventilation vent in gas chamber, Krema I in
Auschwitz.
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zyklon-vent-sealed.jpg
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Sealed square Zyklon insertion vent in gas chamber, Krema I in
Auschwitz.
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