Appendices
Lists
1. List of Tables
Table 1: | Arguments relating to the Zyklon B introduction columns, p. 118 |
Table 2: | Equipment and suitability of actual or alleged “gas chambers”, p. 130 |
Table 3: | Physical Properties of HCN, p. 139 |
Table 4: | Factors Influencing the Formation of Iron Blue, p. 154 |
Table 5: | Dissociation constants and solubility products of iron compounds, p. 158 |
Table 6: | Composition of Portland cement, p. 167 |
Table 7: | Absorption of hydrogen cyanide by various building materials, p. 171 |
Table 8: | Effect of various concentrations of hydrogen cyanide in air upon human beings, p. 176 |
Table 9: | Reduction of O2 content in air-tight Morgue 1 as a function of time, p. 196 |
Table 10: | Amount of hydrogen cyanide as a function of execution time, p. 197 |
Table 11: | Some values of the ventilation efficiency of a hypothetical homicidal “gas chamber,” with Zyklon B remaining in the chamber, p. 207 |
Table 12: | Some values of the ventilation efficiency of a hypothetical homicidal “gas chamber,” with Zyklon B removed from chamber, p. 208 |
Table 13: | Quasi-stationary concentrations of HCN in masonry in percent of saturation, as a function of daily exposure time to HCN, p. 210 |
Table 14: | Maximally admissible concentration of harmful compound for protection filters, p. 211 |
Table 15: | Minimum break through times for filters, p. 212 |
Table 16: | Evaluation of eyewitnesses, p. 217 |
Table 17: | Cyanide concentrations in the masonry of “gas chambers”/disinfestation chambers according to F.A. Leuchter, p. 230 |
Table 18: | Cyanide concentrations in the masonry of “gas chambers”/disinfestation chambers according to the Jan Sehn Institute for Forensic Research, 1990, p. 231 |
Table 19: | Cyanide concentrations in the masonry of “gas chambers”/disinfestation chambers according to the Jan Sehn Institute for Forensic Research, 1994, p. 232 |
Table 20: | Cyanide concentrations in the masonry of “gas chambers”/disinfestation chambers according to G. Rudolf, p. 235f. |
Table 21: | Analysis results from the Institut Fresenius and the Institut für Umweltanalytik, p. 239 |
Table 22: | Test sample preparation and fumigation, p. 248 |
Table 23: | Cyanide concentrations in the masonry of “gas chambers”/ disinfestation chambers according to J. C. Ball, p. 250 |
Table 24: | Orders of magnitude of analytical results of various samples, p. 253 |
Table 25: | Influence of CO2 on the Absorption of HCN According to Markiewicz et al, p. 254 |
Table 26: | Comparison between cases of building damage, morgue and disinfestation chamber, p. 265 |
2. List of Illustrations
Figure 1: | Schematic drawing of the U.S. execution gas chamber in North Carolina, p. 7 |
Figure 2: | How to get rid of termites, p. 12 |
Figure 3: | The Protestant church at Meeder-Wiesenfeld, p. 16 |
Figure 4: | Inky blue stains on the plaster of a church fumigated with hydrogen cyanide, p. 17 |
Figure 5: | Single door to an execution gas chamber for one single person per gassing procedure (Baltimore, USA), p. 20 |
Figure 6: | Door of an alleged National Socialist gas chamber for the execution of hundreds of persons simultaneously (Crematorium I, Auschwitz), p. 20 |
Figure 7: | Fred A. Leuchter, p. 21 |
Figure 8: | Prof. Dr. Robert Faurisson, p. 25 |
Figure 9: | Prof. Faurisson after an attack by Jewish thugs, p. 32 |
Figure 10: | Map of the surrounding vicinity of Auschwitz during the Second World War, p. 47 |
Figure 11: | Map of Auschwitz I/Main Camp (concentration camp), p. 48 |
Figure 12: | Map of POW camp Auschwitz II/Birkenau, p. 49 |
Figure 13: | Ad by the Degesch depicting its railway disinfestation tunnels in Germany, p. 52 |
Figure 14: | A lice-ridden train enters a railway gassing tunnel in Budapest, p. 54 |
Figure 15: | Degesch delousing chamber with circulation feature, p. 55 |
Figure 16: | Schematic organization of a hygiene complex, p. 56 |
Figure 17: | Typical advertisement of the firm Degesch, p. 57 |
Figure 18: | Ground plan of the HCN disinfestation wing of building 5a before building alterations (mirror image) and BW 5b today, p. 64 |
Figure 19: | Ground plan of the hot air disinfestation wing of building 5a after building alterations in 1943, p. 65 |
Figure 20: | Ventilation outlets from the disinfestation wing of building BW 5b, p. 66 |
Figure 21: | Water pipe system with shower heads in the disinfestation wing of building BW 5b, p. 68 |
Figure 22: | Ground plan of Crematorium I in Auschwitz I/main camp in its original planning condition, p. 70 |
Figure 23: | Ground plan of Crematorium I Auschwitz I Main Camp after conversion to air raid shelter, p. 71 |
Figure 24: | Ground plan of Crematorium I in Auschwitz I/Main Camp today, p. 72 |
Figure 25f.: | Two of the four former openings through the roof of the morgue of Crematorium I in Auschwitz Main Camp, p. 76 |
Figure 27: | Schematic plan of the morgue of Crematorium I with position of holes in the ceiling, p. 77 |
Figure 28: | Ground plan of Morgue 1 (alleged “gas chamber”) of Crematoria II and III (mirror symmetrical) in Auschwitz II/Birkenau, p. 82 |
Figure 29: | Cross-section of Morgue 1 (alleged “gas chamber”) of Crematoria II and III (mirror symmetrical) in Auschwitz II/Birkenau, p. 82 |
Figure 30: | Schematic location of the new crematorium as originally planned for the Auschwitz main camp, p. 85 |
Figure 31: | Schematic location of Crematorium II, altered plan for Birkenau, p. 85 |
Figure 32: | Wooden disinfestation chamber door at Auschwitz, p. 90 |
Figure 33: | German air-raid shelter door, p. 91 |
Figure 34: | Photograph of two indicator devices from the Siemens; component of a gas tester, p. 98 |
Figure 35: | Photograph of Crematorium II of Birkenau taken in February 1943, p. 99 |
Figure 36: | Magnification of detail from Fig. 35 with outlines of the morgue and scale of measurements drawn in, p. 100 |
Figure 37: | Schematic drawing of a view onto Morgue 1 of Crematorium II, p. 101 |
Figure 38: | Photograph of Crematorium II from Jan. 20, 1943, p. 101 |
Figure 39: | Enlargement of Allied air photo RG 373 Can F 5367, exp. 3185 of Birkenau camp, taken on August 25, 1944, p. 102 |
Figure 40: | Schematic drawing of the air photo in Fig. 39, p. 103 |
Figure 41: | Schematic drawing of the location and size of the spots on the roof of Morgue 1 (the “gas chamber”) of Crematorium II, p. 104 |
Figure 42: | Interior photograph taken from the ruins of Morgue 1 (“gas chamber”) of Crematorium II, p. 105 |
Figure 43: | Alleged Zyklon B introduction hole in the ceiling of Morgue 1 (“gas chamber”) of Crematorium II, entry to the still passable part of the cellar, p. 106 |
Figure 44: | Ceiling of Morgue 1 (“gas chamber”) of Crematorium II, p. 107 |
Figure 45: | Alleged Zyklon B introduction hole in the roof of Morgue 1 (“gas chamber”) of Crematorium II in December 1991, p. 108 |
Figure 46: | Hoop iron with dovetail, cast in cement in a hole in concrete, p. 109 |
Figure 47: | Notch (fatigue) effect resulting at inserted openings from the application of force, p. 110 |
Figs. 48-53: | The five properly constructed ventilation holes in the ceiling of the oven room to the upper story, Crematorium III, p. 112 |
Figure 54: | J.-C. Pressac’s drawing of the legendary “Zyklon B introduction columns”, p. 115 |
Figure 55: | Handwritten entries in an inventory list of Crematorium II for Morgue 2, p. 116 |
Figure 56: | North view and ground plan of Crematorium IV and/or V (mirror image) in Auschwitz II/Birkenau, p. 121 |
Figure 57: | Then and today – the unchanged ground water state in the Birkenau camp, here in midsummer 1991, p. 126 |
Figure 58: | White circles: possible sites of old mass graves of typhus victims in Auschwitz, p. 128 |
Figure 59: | Interior room in the Zyklon B disinfestation wing of BW 5a in the Birkenau camp, p. 136 |
Figure 60: | Exterior wall of the Zyklon B disinfestation wing of BW 5b in the Birkenau camp, p. 136 |
Figure 61: | Zyklon B disinfestation installation, chamber III of barrack 41 in Majdanek camp, p. 137 |
Figure 62: | Zyklon B disinfestation installation, east wall of chamber III, barrack 41, Majdanek, p. 137 |
Figure 63: | Large Zyklon B disinfestation chamber, ceiling, barrack 41 in Majdanek camp, p. 137 |
Figure 64: | Zyklon B disinfestation installation, exterior wall of barrack 41 in Majdanek camp, p. 137 |
Figure 65: | Zyklon B disinfestation chamber in Stutthof camp, interior, p. 138 |
Figure 66: | Zyklon B disinfestation chamber in Stutthof camp, east side, exterior, p. 138 |
Figure 67: | Sketch of Morgue 1 (“gas chamber”) of Crematorium II in Birkenau with test sample taking locations by F. A. Leuchter, p. 229 |
Figure 68: | The outside of the external wall of hydrogen cyanide delousing wing of building 5a in Aug. 1991, p. 241 |
Figure 69: | Interior room in the Zyklon B disinfestation wing of BW 5a in the Birkenau camp (same as Fig. 59), p. 242 |
Figure 70: | Picture of the door frame in disinfestation wing of building 5a, p. 243 |
Figure 71: | Exterior wall of the Zyklon B disinfestation wing of BW 5b in the Birkenau camp (same as Fig. 60), p. 244 |
Figure 72: | Construction drawing of the experimental container for the fumigation of material samples with hydrogen cyanide, p. 247 |
Unnumbered:
Letter by Michel Adam, Nov. 2, 1997, p. 221 |
Results of analyses by Institut Fresenius, p. 237f. |
Portrait Otto Ernst Remer, p. 372 |
Building of Institut Fresenius, p. 373 |
Portrait Viktor Robert Knirsch, p. 375 |
Portrait Hajo Herrmann, p. 381 |
Letter Moritz Rotberg, Holon, Israel, p. 383 |
Portrait Dr. Herbert Schaller, p. 384 |
Portraits Germar Rudolf, p. 433f. |
3. List of Graphs
Graph 1: | Vapor pressure of hydrogen cyanide in percentage of air pressure as a function of temperature, p. 140 |
Graph 2: | Saturation concentration of hydrogen cyanide in water as a function of temperature at 1 mol% HCN in the air, p. 148 |
Graph 3: | Degree of coverage of the surface of a solid material with an adsorbed gas as a function of temperature, p. 150 |
Graph 4: | Degree of disassociation of hydrogen cyanide as a function of the pH value at room temperature, p. 151 |
Graph 5: | Cyanide equilibrium concentration in water as a function of the temperature and pH value, p. 152 |
Graph 6: | Free Fe³+ concentration as a function of pH value and the resulting minimal pKS value of Iron Blue, p. 159 |
Graph 7: | Accumulated pore volume distribution of concrete and of wall mortar, p. 168 |
Graph 8: | Drop in the hydrogen cyanide concentration in old, dry, cement blocks, after 24-hour fumigation, p. 173 |
Graph 9: | Evaporation rate of hydrogen cyanide from the Erco carrier material, p. 179 |
Graph 10: | Schematic representation of the breathing volume behavior relative to time in case of suffocation/poisoning, p. 194 |
Graph 11: | Incorporated amount of HCN as function of time until respiratory arrest, p. 195 |
Graph 12: | Hydrogen cyanide concentration behavior in delousing chamber with and without circulating air systems, p. 198 |
Graph 13: | Hydrogen cyanide concentration behavior in disinfestation chamber with and without clothes, p. 198 |
Graph 14: | Relation between hydrogen cyanide adsorption on clothing and temperature in a delousing chamber, p. 199 |
Graph 15: | Simulation of the concentration of hydrogen cyanide in a hypothetical homicidal “gas chamber”, p. 205 |
4. List of Abbreviations
APMO: | Archiwum Panstwowego Muzeum w Oswiecimiu |
DIN: | Deutsches Institut für Normung |
DPA: | Deutsche Presse-Agentur |
IMT: | International Military Tribunal/Internationaler Militärgerichtshof |
JHR: | The Journal of Historical Review |
MPI: | Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart |
RVGA: | Rossiiskii Gosudarstvennii Vojennii Archiv (Russian national war archives) |
VffG: | Vierteljahreshefte für freie Geschichtsforschung |