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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 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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