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    Understanding the functions and facts surrounding Auschwitz-Birkenau

    Central Sauna Auschwitz-Birkenau. By Konrad Kurzacz Pimke, e-mail: konrad.kurzacz@gmail.com (own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.
    Auschwitz-Birkenau Gas Chambers: Fred Leuchter Report
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    The Leuchter Report claims to prove that the gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau did not exist. How do we know that this report is not scientifically sound? Holocaust deniers claim: A scientific…

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    Aerial view of Auschwitz. Photo by Ryszard Domasik. [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
    Auschwitz-Birkenau Gas Chambers: Air Raid Shelters
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    How do we know that the cremas/gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau were not air raid shelters for the German guards? Holocaust deniers claim: The cremas/gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau were actually air…

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    Interior of Gas chamber in Main Camp. By Illogical2007 (own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.
    Auschwitz-Birkenau Gas Chambers: Gas Chamber Is Not a Fake
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    How do we know that the gas chamber at Auschwitz I (the Main Camp) is authentic, not a fake created for tourists? Holocaust deniers claim: The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum officials…

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    By Michael Hanke - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=129339
    Auschwitz-Birkenau Gas Chambers: Wire Mesh Introduction Columns
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    Did the Nazis use wire-mesh columns to pour Zyklon-B into the gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau? Holocaust deniers claim: Camp construction records say nothing about the existence of wire-mesh introduction columns,…

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    Zyklon-B Pellets. Goku122 at the Polish language Wikipedia [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons.
    Auschwitz-Birkenau Gas Chambers: Holes in Gas Chamber Roofs
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    Were there holes for Zyklon-B in the gas chamber roofs at Auschwitz-Birkenau?   Holocaust deniers claim: Zyklon-B was supposedly poured into the gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau through holes in the roofs. No holes…

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    Coke shipments. Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-N0624-344 / Otto Donath / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons.
    Auschwitz-Birkenau Crematoria: Availability of Coke (Coal) for Cremation
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    Was there enough coal available at Auschwitz-Birkenau to cremate the remains of nearly 900,000 Jewish victims? Holocaust deniers claim: There was never enough coke (coal) at Auschwitz-Birkenau to cremate the…

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    Hungarian Jews arriving at Auschwitz. Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-N0827-318 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons.
    Auschwitz-Birkenau Crematoria: Existence of Open-Air Burning Pits
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    How do we know that the Nazis sometimes used open-air burning pits to cremate victims at Auschwitz-Birkenau? Holocaust deniers claim: No evidence of open air burning pits has been found…

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    Auschwitz Birkenau crematorium
    Auschwitz-Birkenau Crematoria: Crematoria Repairs
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    How do we know that breakdowns of crematory ovens did not significantly impair the cremation of nearly 900,000 Jews?  Holocaust deniers claim: The crematory ovens in Auschwitz-Birkenau broke down so…

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    Auschwitz I Crematorium. Courtesy of Arie Darzi to memorialize the Jewish community in Greece. By אריה דרזי, ARIE DARZI (http://yavan.org.il/pws/gallery!296) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.
    Auschwitz-Birkenau Crematoria: Civilian Ovens Comparison
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    It takes hours to burn one body in a civilian crematorium. How could the oven at Auschwitz-Birkenau cremate nearly 900,000 victims in a two-year period? Holocaust deniers claim: It takes…

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    Auschwitz-Birkenau Crematoria: German Documents on Ovens
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    How do we know what the capacities of the cremation ovens at Auschwitz-Birkenau were? Holocaust deniers claim: There are no authentic Nazi documents that address the capacity of the crematoria…

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