Ever wonder how how the sick bastards went from guns to gas chambers? There were small groups of Germans who enjoyed executing innocent people and that's all they did, but most could not.
German commanders eventually saw it was very demoralizing to their troops to have to carry out these orders. Some resisted and were deemed traitors and killed.
They then moved to mobile gas chambers or "gas vans" by using a large military troop transport truck, welding the back to be a large airtight chamber, with a hole on the bottom to connect a pipe to - to discharge the engine exhaust into the sealed compartment.
They duped the Jews into entering the backs of these vans by telling them they were taking them down the street to shower, so they gave each a bar of soap and made them strip before getting in. Most did not put up a fight. They even had signs in the hallway saying "To the shower" etc. They told them to put their clothes in a bin, with a number on it and remember their number. Extra duping.
They'd then close the door, connect the pipe, and begin driving to the mass grave site, because they thought it would be more efficient to gas them on the way. But the people inside quickly realized what was happening and sometimes the vans tipped over from people panicking.
One German officer even wrote a letter to the German high command recommending they not gas them while driving, because it was too much exhaust too fast, which would cause a panic and tip the truck over, rather than idling in place and causing them to "snooze off" as he said from gradual exposure.
So it was then ordered that the gassing would be done without the vehicle moving. They also required that there be a light in there, as they discovered the people stayed calmer vs being in the complete dark.
When the bodies were extracted, many were holding hands, as they no doubt died praying together.
I have not seen this picture before. What is this from?
Just horrific. The guy's holding his daughter!
Ever wonder how how the sick bastards went from guns to gas chambers? There were small groups of Germans who enjoyed executing innocent people and that's all they did, but most could not.
German commanders eventually saw it was very demoralizing to their troops to have to carry out these orders. Some resisted and were deemed traitors and killed.
They then moved to mobile gas chambers or "gas vans" by using a large military troop transport truck, welding the back to be a large airtight chamber, with a hole on the bottom to connect a pipe to - to discharge the engine exhaust into the sealed compartment.
They duped the Jews into entering the backs of these vans by telling them they were taking them down the street to shower, so they gave each a bar of soap and made them strip before getting in. Most did not put up a fight. They even had signs in the hallway saying "To the shower" etc. They told them to put their clothes in a bin, with a number on it and remember their number. Extra duping.
They'd then close the door, connect the pipe, and begin driving to the mass grave site, because they thought it would be more efficient to gas them on the way. But the people inside quickly realized what was happening and sometimes the vans tipped over from people panicking.
One German officer even wrote a letter to the German high command recommending they not gas them while driving, because it was too much exhaust too fast, which would cause a panic and tip the truck over, rather than idling in place and causing them to "snooze off" as he said from gradual exposure.
So it was then ordered that the gassing would be done without the vehicle moving. They also required that there be a light in there, as they discovered the people stayed calmer vs being in the complete dark.
When the bodies were extracted, many were holding hands, as they no doubt died praying together.