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Inside one of the gas chambers at Majdanek. Majdanek, Poland, after July 24, 1944. [LCID: 50589]
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Gassing operations

During the Holocaust (1933–1945), the Nazis used poisonous gas to murder millions of victims, including Jews, people with disabilities, Roma (“Gypsies”), and Soviet prisoners of war (POW). Converted gas vans or stationary gas chambers were used across six killing facilities in the Euthanasia Program, by mobile killing squads, at concentration camps, and at the five major killing centers. Explore more content related to the Nazis’ gassing operations during the Holocaust.

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Abraham Bomba [LCID: aba0081m]
Oral History
Abraham Bomba describes cleaning the gas chambers at Treblinka
Abraham Bomba [LCID: abg0049m]
Oral History
Abraham Bomba describes the Treblinka gas chambers
Grainy black and white aerial photo with text labels for various buildings.
Photo
Aerial photograph showing gas chambers and crematoria at Auschwitz-Birkenau
A group of people work in the middle of a field with a fence around it. Trees, buildings, and two smoke stacks can be seen in the background.
Photo
An Auschwitz-Birkenau crematorium under construction
Media Essay
Auschwitz - ID Card/Oral History
Media Essay
Auschwitz - ID Card/Oral History
Bernburg, one of the six major euthanasia killing centers. [LCID: 02509]
Article
Bernburg T4 Facility
Article
Brandenburg T4 Facility
Dark heavy metal door standing on its own. Three hinges hang on the right with two door handles at the top and bottom right. There is a circular peephole with several small holes in the top center of the door.
Artifact
Casting of Majdanek gas chamber door
Chaim Engel [LCID: cea0176m]
Oral History
Chaim Engel describes arrival in Sobibor
Four family members press up against a fence to say goodbye to a child on the other side of the fence. The child on the other side of the fence is sitting on the ground, facing away from the camera. A Star of David patch is pinned on the back of his coat. Another person can be seen behind the fence in the background.
Article
Chełmno (Kulmhof) Killing Center
Chelmno camp, spring 1942 [LCID: che22030]
Map
Chełmno killing center, spring 1942
A narrow stone lined walkway built into the ground continues through the center of the image, with trees and a large building in the background.
Photo
An entrance to the former gas chamber and crematorium building at the Auschwitz Main Camp
Facilities equipped with gas chambers, 1939-1944 [LCID: eur72100]
Map
Facilities equipped with gas chambers, 1939-1945
A US Army soldier views the cemetery at the Hadamar Institute, where victims of the Nazi euthanasia program were buried in mass graves. [LCID: 05508]
Article
Final Solutions: Murderous Racial Hygiene, 1939–1945
A large empty chamber with signs of heavy wear on the floor and walls. Large beams span the ceiling with electric lights between them.
Photo
Former gas chamber in the Auschwitz main camp

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