THE RUDOLF REPORT Expert Report on Chemical and Technical Aspects of the ‘Gas Chambers’ of Auschwitz
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THE RUDOLF REPORT Expert Report on Chemical and Technical Aspects of the ‘Gas Chambers’ of Auschwitz Dedicated to the unknown thousands of Germans now suffering political persecution in their own country All readers are reminded that all income from sales of this book and similar publications is intended for revisionists, who are, for the most part, subject to governmental terror and have frequently been fi- nancially ruined as a result of that terror. Persons wishing to support revisionism are kindly requested to refrain from illegal copying, and to buy and distribute the book in the proper manner. The Publishers Germar Rudolf Certified Chemist THE RUDOLF REPORT Expert Report on Chemical and Technical Aspects of the ‘Gas Chambers’ of Auschwitz HOLOCAUST Handbooks Series, vol. 2: Germar Rudolf: The Rudolf Report. Expert Report on Chemical and Technical Aspects of the ‘Gas Chambers’ of Auschwitz. Translated by Carlos Porter, Michael Humphrey, James Damon, and the author. Theses & Dissertations Press, Imprint of Castle Hill Publishers, Chicago (Illinois), March 2003. Paperback: ISBN 0-9679856-5-X Hardcover: ISBN 0-9679856-6-8 ISSN 1529-7748 First German edition: Rüdiger Kammerer, Armin Solms (ed.): Das Rudolf Gutachten. Gutachten über die Bildung und Nachweisbarkeit von Cyanidverbindungen in den “Gaskammern” von Auschwitz. Cromwell Press, London, July 1993 (ISBN 1-898419-00-0) Second German edition: Germar Rudolf: Das Rudolf Gutachten. Gutachten über die “Gaskammern” von Auschwitz Castle Hill Publishers, Hastings, April 2001 (ISBN 1-902619-03-X) Distribution Australia/Asia: Peace Books, PO Box 3300, Norwood, 5067, Australia Distribution Rest of World: Castle Hill Publishers UK: PO Box 118, Hastings TN34 3ZQ USA: PO Box 257768, Chicago, IL 60625 Set in Times New Roman Table of Contents Page 1. Prelude............................................................................................ 11 1.1. Slow Death in U.S. Gas Chambers .......................................... 11 1.2. Hydrogen Cyanide—a Dangerous Poison................................ 15 1.3. The Acid that Causes Blue Stains ............................................ 20 2. The Coup........................................................................................ 23 2.1. Fred Leuchter on Auschwitz and Majdanek............................. 23 2.2. Damage Control ....................................................................... 26 3. The Origins .................................................................................... 29 3.1. On the Problem ........................................................................ 32 3.2. On Politics................................................................................ 36 4. A Brief History of Forensic Examinations of Auschwitz........... 39 4.1. Introduction.............................................................................. 39 4.2. The Moral Obligation of Forensic Examination ...................... 39 4.3. A Definition of Forensic Science............................................. 41 4.4. Forensic Science and Auschwitz.............................................. 42 4.4.1. Forensics in the Courts........................................................... 42 4.4.1.1. The 1946 Cracow Auschwitz Trial...................................... 42 4.4.1.2. The 1964-1966 Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial .......................... 44 4.4.1.3. The 1972 Vienna Auschwitz Trial....................................... 45 4.4.2. Forensics Outside the Courts.................................................. 46 4.4.2.1. In Search of Mass Graves .................................................... 46 4.4.2.2. Faurisson and the Consequences ......................................... 46 5. Auschwitz ....................................................................................... 49 5.1. Introduction.............................................................................. 49 5.1.1. “Opera During the Holocaust................................................ 49 5.1.2. On the History of the Camp ................................................... 51 5.2. Epidemics and the Defense Against them................................ 59 5.2.1. Danger of Epidemics.............................................................. 59 5.2.2. Epidemic Control with Zyklon B ........................................... 60 5.2.3. Epidemic Control in Auschwitz ............................................. 65 5 GERMAR RUDOLF · THE RUDOLF REPORT 5.2.3.1. Terminology Used and Responsibilities...............................65 5.2.3.2. Procedures Used...................................................................67 5.2.3.3. Results..................................................................................68 5.2.3.4. Basic Policy Decisions .........................................................69 5.2.3.5. The Army Medical Officer...................................................70 5.2.3.6. Short-Wave Delousing Facility ............................................73 5.2.4. Disinfestation Installations BW 5a und 5b .............................73 5.3. ‘Gas Chamber’ in the Auschwitz I Main Camp ....................... 78 5.4. ‘Gas Chambers’ in Birkenau Camp.......................................... 88 5.4.1. Crematoria II and III...............................................................88 5.4.1.1. Starting Situation..................................................................88 5.4.1.2. The Obsessive Search for “Criminal Traces” ......................94 5.4.1.2.1. New Cellars Stairways .......................................................95 5.4.1.2.2. Gassing Cellar, Undressing Room, and Showers ...............96 5.4.1.2.3. “Gas-tight Doors” for Crematorium II .............................103 5.4.1.2.4. Ventilation Installations....................................................107 5.4.1.2.5. Pre-heated Morgues..........................................................108 5.4.1.2.6. “Cremation with Simultaneous Special Treatment” .........109 5.4.1.2.7. “Gas Testers” and “Indicator Devices for HCN Residues” ...........................................................................111 5.4.1.2.8. Zyklon B Introduction Holes and Columns......................113 5.4.1.2.9. Conclusions ......................................................................133 5.4.2. Crematoria IV and V ............................................................135 5.4.3. Farmhouses 1 and 2 ..............................................................139 5.4.4. The Drainage System in Birkenau....................................... 141 5.4.4.1. Background: Eyewitness Accounts ...................................141 5.4.4.2. The Ground Water Table in Birkenau ...............................141 5.4.4.3. Open-Air Incineration in Pits.............................................143 5.5. Construction Conclusions....................................................... 145 6. Formation and Stability of Iron Blue ........................................ 151 6.1. Introduction ............................................................................ 151 6.2. Instances of Damages to Buildings ........................................ 152 6.3. Properties of Hydrogen Cyanide, HCN.................................. 155 6.4. Composition of Iron Blue....................................................... 158 6.4.1. Overview ..............................................................................158 6.4.2. Excursus ...............................................................................158 6.5. Formation of Iron Blue........................................................... 159 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS 6.5.1. Overview.............................................................................. 159 6.5.2. Water Content ...................................................................... 161 6.5.2.1. Overview ........................................................................... 161 6.5.2.2. Excursus............................................................................. 161 6.5.3. Reactivity of Trivalent Iron.................................................. 163 6.5.3.1. Overview ........................................................................... 163 6.5.3.2. Excursus............................................................................. 163 6.5.4. Temperature ......................................................................... 164 6.5.4.1. Overview ........................................................................... 164 6.5.4.2. Excursus............................................................................. 167 6.5.5. pH Value .............................................................................. 168 6.6. Stability of Iron Blue.............................................................. 170 6.6.1. pH Sensitivity....................................................................... 170 6.6.2. Solubility.............................................................................. 171 6.6.2.1. Overview ........................................................................... 171 6.6.2.2. Excursus............................................................................. 172 6.6.3. Excursus: Competing Ligands ............................................. 175 6.6.4. Effects of Light .................................................................... 176 6.6.4.1. Overview ........................................................................... 176 6.6.4.2. 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