Gas chamber photo?

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Makarov
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Re: Gas chamber photo?

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Post by Makarov » 12 Feb 2015, 10:42

GregSingh wrote:Have you seen these pictures of the Schloss ?
For some reason which I don´t understand I´ve missed them. Although I´ve visited the website you recommended. Thank you for reminding me.

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Post by michael mills » 13 Feb 2015, 00:15

Yes, it is possible that an image of a mobile gas chamber:
The linked article actually states that the photographs of trucks shown in it are unlikely to have been mobile gas chambers, since they were found after the German retreat from Poland, well after the killing centre at Chelmno had ceased operation, and in the intervening period it was most likely that all the vehicles modified to function as mobile gas chambers had been changed back into normal trucks.

I think that is a logical conclusion, ie by the end of the war there were no longer any mobile gas chambers in existence, they all having been either scrapped or rebuilt. The fact is that the mobile gas chamber, ie a truck modified so as to use is exhaust as a killing agent, had proved to be inefficient and highly vulnerable to breaking down. It appears that by the end of 1942 they had all been withdrawn from service.


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Re: Gas chamber photo?

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Post by PF » 13 Feb 2015, 03:20

Link to the Chelmo Mansion photograph
http://collections.yadvashem.org/photos ... 38830.html

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Post by spottedcow » 13 Feb 2015, 04:29

That is not a photograph of the mansion in Chelmno. The building was a granary on the grounds of the mansion. The building still exists and houses exhibits at the museum.

This is also off topic.

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Post by PF » 13 Feb 2015, 15:33

Are these any of the known pictures of the Chelmo Mansion in question? IF yes was the picture of "Gas Chamber" taken there instead?
https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/ ... rt=mozilla

https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/ ... rt=mozilla

It appears the SCHLOSS if the picture was taken there-no longer exists
https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/ ... rt=mozilla

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Re: Gas chamber photo?

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Post by spottedcow » 14 Nov 2022, 05:41

Here is the photo of the mansion I mentioned in an above post.
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