Holocaust Denial on Trial
Understanding the functions and facts surrounding Auschwitz-Birkenau
![Central Sauna Auschwitz-Birkenau. By Konrad Kurzacz Pimke, e-mail: konrad.kurzacz@gmail.com (own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://www.hdot.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wiki_CentralSauna_AB12_500-500x315.jpeg)
The Leuchter Report claims to prove that the gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau did not exist. How do we know that this report is not scientifically sound? Holocaust deniers claim: A scientific…
read more![Aerial view of Auschwitz. Photo by Ryszard Domasik. [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://www.hdot.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wiki_AerialViewAuschwitz_AB11_500-500x315.jpeg)
How do we know that the cremas/gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau were not air raid shelters for the German guards? Holocaust deniers claim: The cremas/gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau were actually air…
read more![Interior of Gas chamber in Main Camp. By Illogical2007 (own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://www.hdot.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wiki_InteriorGasChamber_AB10_500-1-500x315.jpeg)
How do we know that the gas chamber at Auschwitz I (the Main Camp) is authentic, not a fake created for tourists? Holocaust deniers claim: The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum officials…
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Did the Nazis use wire-mesh columns to pour Zyklon-B into the gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau? Holocaust deniers claim: Camp construction records say nothing about the existence of wire-mesh introduction columns,…
read more![Zyklon-B Pellets. Goku122 at the Polish language Wikipedia [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://www.hdot.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wiki_ZyklonBPellets_AB8_500-500x315.jpeg)
Were there holes for Zyklon-B in the gas chamber roofs at Auschwitz-Birkenau? Holocaust deniers claim: Zyklon-B was supposedly poured into the gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau through holes in the roofs. No holes…
read more![Coke shipments. Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-N0624-344 / Otto Donath / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://www.hdot.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wiki_CokeShipments_AB7_500-500x315.jpeg)
Was there enough coal available at Auschwitz-Birkenau to cremate the remains of nearly 900,000 Jewish victims? Holocaust deniers claim: There was never enough coke (coal) at Auschwitz-Birkenau to cremate the…
read more![Hungarian Jews arriving at Auschwitz. Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-N0827-318 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://www.hdot.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wiki_HungarianJewsAuschwitz_AB6_500-500x315.jpeg)
How do we know that the Nazis sometimes used open-air burning pits to cremate victims at Auschwitz-Birkenau? Holocaust deniers claim: No evidence of open air burning pits has been found…
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How do we know that breakdowns of crematory ovens did not significantly impair the cremation of nearly 900,000 Jews? Holocaust deniers claim: The crematory ovens in Auschwitz-Birkenau broke down so…
read more![Auschwitz I Crematorium. Courtesy of Arie Darzi to memorialize the Jewish community in Greece. By אריה דרזי, ARIE DARZI (http://yavan.org.il/pws/gallery!296) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://www.hdot.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wiki_AuschwitzOvens_AB4_500-500x315.jpeg)
It takes hours to burn one body in a civilian crematorium. How could the oven at Auschwitz-Birkenau cremate nearly 900,000 victims in a two-year period? Holocaust deniers claim: It takes…
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How do we know what the capacities of the cremation ovens at Auschwitz-Birkenau were? Holocaust deniers claim: There are no authentic Nazi documents that address the capacity of the crematoria…
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