Krematorium II This Krematorium II small-gauge track was one of fifteen leading to five furnaces consisting of three retorts each. At first small metal trolleys containing the bodies of gassed victims were pushed by prisoners to...

Birkenau Gas Chambers Underground This is the roof of the underground gas chambers of Krematorium II. In the days of its use, the concrete was covered with grass turf. Inside, there were two gas chambers separated...

Birkenau Krematorium III Gas Chambers Collapsed roof of Krematorium III, with the unloading ramp on the right. This structure was a mirror image of Krem II, out of the photo to the right. These two...

Birkenau Gas Chambers of Krematorium III Part of the collapsed structure of Krematorium III, destroyed by the Nazis in an effort to hide their crimes. <  Birkenau Krematorium III | Birkenau Krematorium III Opening > Map ...

Birkenau Krematorium III Opening This opening in Krem III, below ground , may be all that is left of the chute down which bodies from the camp population were dropped. , < Birkenau Gas Chambers Krematorium...

Birkenau Krematorium IV This is a part of the device used to thrust bodies into the furnace. Birkenau Krematorium IV was set on fire by the prisoners forced to work here, during the revolt of the...

Birkenau Krematorium IV Ash Pit One of the largest problems facing the murderers was what to do with the bodies. Gassing was no problem, but the system was often overloaded by the sheer number of corpses,...

Birkenau Krematorium IV Ruins All that is left of Krematoriun IV. It was burned by the Sonderkommando in their revolt of October, 1944 and subsequently dismantled by the SS before running from the advancing Soviet...