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Majdanek Be- E U T H C Faßt, Obwohl Orthodoxe Holocaust-Quellen Behaupten, Daß Zwischen S d e n Die wissenschaftliche Forschung hat sich bisher erstaunlich wenig mit i u JJürgenürgen GGraf,raf, CCarloarlo MMattognoattogno d dem in Ostpolen gelegenen Konzentrationslager Lublin-Majdanek be- e u t h c faßt, obwohl orthodoxe Holocaust-Quellen behaupten, daß zwischen S s i 25.000 und über einer Million Juden in diesem Lager ermordet wurden. e r h KKonzentrationslageronzentrationslager o c Bei den in öffentlichen Bibliotheken erhältlichen Informationen han- t s s i i delt es sich um völlig diskreditierte, meist von polnischen Kommunisten n h h e verfaßte Propaganda. c e n i ttechnische Studie MMajdanekajdanek Diese unverständliche Forschungslücke wurde nun endlich geschlos- EEine historische und sen. Nach ausgiebigen Untersuchungen von Primärquellen und ei- ner ausführlichen Studie der materiellen Überreste des ehemaligen EEineine hhistorischeistorische uundnd ttechnischeechnische SStudietudie K Konzentrationslagers schufen Carlo Mattogno und Jürgen Graf ein r monumentales Werk, , in dem der Mythos der Menschengaskammern e g E im KL Majdanek fachmännisch seziert und widerlegt wird. Auch die a l legendenumwobene Massenerschießungen an den Panzergräben (»Ak- s N tion Erntefest«) wird detailliert auf ihren Wahrheitsgehalt geprüft n o A und als unfundiert verworfen. Schließlich gelang des den Autoren, i t aufgrund von Primärquellen die Opferzahl dieses Lager recht genau a D r zu bestimmen. t J n Die Untersuchungen der Autoren führt zu unzweideutigen Schlußfol- e z gerungen über dieses Lager, die sich von der offi ziellen These radikal A n unterscheiden: Majdanek war kein ‘Vernichtungslager’, sondern ein o Arbeitslager, und die überwiegende Mehrheit der umgekommenen MMAJDANEK KKonzentrationslager Insassen starben als Folge von Krankheiten anstatt durch willkürliche Morde. Mit diesem Buch schufen die Autoren ein weiteres Standardwerk me- • thodischer Forschung, an dem die sachorientierte Forschung nicht vorbeikommen kann. o n f g a r o t t G a n e M ISBN 1-902619-06-4 g o r 90000> l ü Castle Hill Publishers r JJürgen Graf PO Box 118 a CCarlo Mattogno Hastings, TN34 3ZQ Great Britain 9781902 619064 CCastleastle HHillill PPublishersublishers KL MAJDANEK · EINE HISTORISCHE UND TECHNISCHE STUDIE Wie Sie uns helfen können Der Reinerlös vom Verkauf dieses Werkes fließt zu 100% in die Erforschung noch offener zeitgeschichtlicher Fragen, ins- besondere zum Erwerb von Kopien wichtiger Dokumenten- sammlungen, zur Finanzierung von Archivstudien und Do- kumentenauswertungen durch professionelle Forscher sowie zur Erstellung von Facharbeiten zu offenen Detailfragen. Sollten Sie diese Arbeit unterstützenswert finden, so bitten wir, uns durch den Erwerb bzw. die Verbreitung unserer Bü- cher und Schriften zu unterstützen. Herzlichen Dank Germar Rudolf Castle Hill Publishers KL Majdanek Eine historische und technische Studie Zweite, korrigiert Auflage Jürgen Graf und Carlo Mattogno Castle Hill Publishers PO Box 118, Hastings TN34 3ZQ, Großbritannien 2., korrigierte Auflage, Februar 2004 Jürgen Graf, Carlo Mattogno: KL Majdanek. Eine historische und technische Studie. 2., korrigiert Auflage, Februar 2004 Aus dem Italienischen übertragen von Jürgen Graf. Hastings (East Sussex): Castle Hill Publishers PO Box 118, Hastings TN34 3ZQ, UK ISBN: 1-902619-06-4 Erstausgabe: ISBN: 1-902619-00-5, Juli 1998 © the copyright of each chapter is held by the authors. The chapters of C. Mattogno (italian) were translated by Jürgen Graf (Basel). © Das Urheberrecht der jeweiligen Beiträge steht bei den Autoren. Die Beiträge von C. Mattogno (italienisch) wurden von Jürgen Graf (Basel) übersetzt. Gesetzt in der / Set in Times New Roman. www.vho.org/D/Majdanek Inhaltsverzeichnis Seite Einführung...........................................................................................................9 1. KL Lublin-Majdanek......................................................................................... 9 2. Majdanek in der offiziellen westlichen Geschichtsschreibung........................ 10 3. Majdanek in der polnischen Geschichtsschreibung......................................... 11 4. Majdanek in der revisionistischen Literatur .................................................... 12 5. Vom Ziel der vorliegenden Studie................................................................... 14 Kapitel I: Eine kurze Übersicht über die Geschichte des Lagers Majdanek im historischen Kontext...................................................................17 1. Die Funktion der Konzentrationslager im Dritten Reich................................. 17 2. Das Lubliner Gebiet in der NS-Polenpolitik ................................................... 20 3. Die Entstehung des Lagers Majdanek ............................................................. 22 4. Die Struktur des Lubliner Lagers .................................................................... 30 Abteilung I: Kommandantur............................................................................ 30 Abteilung II: Politische Abteilung................................................................... 31 Abteilung III: Schutzhaftlager......................................................................... 31 Abteilung IV: Verwaltung............................................................................... 32 Abteilung V: Lagerarzt.................................................................................... 32 Abteilung VI: Weltanschauliches Studium ..................................................... 32 Hilfsabteilungen .............................................................................................. 32 Die Zentralbauleitung...................................................................................... 33 5. Der Ausbau Majdaneks in den Jahren 1942-1944........................................... 33 Feld I ............................................................................................................... 38 Feld II.............................................................................................................. 39 Feld III............................................................................................................. 40 Feld IV ............................................................................................................ 40 Feld V.............................................................................................................. 40 Kapitel II: Transporte und Lagerstärke .........................................................45 1. Die offizielle Majdanek-Version..................................................................... 45 2. Die Transporte nach Majdanek ....................................................................... 46 1) Erste Phase (Oktober 1941 - März 1942):................................................... 46 2) Zweite Phase (April - Juni 1942): ............................................................... 47 3) Dritte Phase (Juli - Dezember 1942): .......................................................... 47 4) Vierte Phase (Januar - April 1943):............................................................. 47 5) Fünfte Phase (Mai bis August 1943):.......................................................... 48 6) Sechste Phase (September - November 1943):............................................ 48 7) Siebte Phase (Dezember 1943 bis März 1944):........................................... 48 8) Achte Phase (April bis Juli 1944): .............................................................. 49 3. Transporte aus Majdanek ................................................................................ 53 4. Lagerstärke...................................................................................................... 54 5. Numerierung der Häftlinge.............................................................................. 56 5 J. Graf, C. Mattogno, KL Majdanek Kapitel III: Lebensbedingungen ......................................................................59 1. Der ›provisorische Charakter‹ des Lagers und dessen Auswirkungen für die Häftlinge.................................................................................................... 59 2. Hygienische Verhältnisse und Krankheiten..................................................... 62 Kapitel IV: Die Sterblichkeit............................................................................73 1. Die ›natürliche‹ Sterblichkeit. Ermittlung der Opferzahl anhand der dokumentarischen Quellen .............................................................................. 73 2. Die sowjetischen und polnischen Behauptungen: Propaganda, Geschichtsschreibung und Revision ................................................................ 81 a) Die Propaganda ........................................................................................... 81 b) Die Geschichtsschreibung ........................................................................... 82 c) Die Revision................................................................................................ 88 d) Die Zahlen der westlichen Historiker.......................................................... 91 3. Die ›nicht-natürliche‹ Sterblichkeit ................................................................. 92 a) Die behauptete Massenvernichtung registrierter Häftlinge ......................... 93 b) Die behauptete Massenvernichtung nichtregistrierter Häftlinge: Die Juden ..........................................................................................................
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