Max Excutions

As I was about to go the peasant askedme if I was a Jew –which I absolutely denied. I asked him why he suspected me, and he told me they were gassing Jews and Gypsies at Chelmno.

"He ordered that eight men were to open the doors of the lorry. The smell of gas that met us was overpowering. The victims were gypsies from Lodz. Strewn about the van were all their belongings: accordions, violins, bedding, watches and other valuables. After the doors had been open for five minutes orders were screamed at us, “Here! You Jews! Get in there and turn everything out!” The Jews scurried into the van and dragged the corpses away. The work didn’t progress quickly enough. The SS leader fetched his whip and screamed, “The devil, I’ll give you a hand straight away!” He hit out in all directions on people’s heads, ears and so on, till they collapsed. Three of the eight who couldn’t get up again were shot on the spot."

Mass Excutions and Death Camps

Mass Executions

Death Trucks

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Trapp then made an extraordinary offer to his battalion: if any of the older menamong them did not feel up to the task that lay before him, he could step out.