Jewry must pay for its crime just as our Fuehrer prophesied in the Reichstag: namely, by the wiping out of the Jewish race in Europe and possibly in the entire world. Joseph Goebbels, 1942 * The Holocaust History Project is a free archive of documents, photographs, recordings, videos and essays regarding the Holocaust, including direct refutation of Holocaust-denial. Please help keep our site up and running by donating today! The Holes in the Roofs of the Gas Chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau: A forensic investigation proves their existence "No holes, no Holocaust" has long been one of the denier community's favorite slogans. It refers to the holes in the roof of Kremas (crematoria) II and III at the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. Now a report entitled The Ruins of the Gas Chambers: A Forensic Investigation of Crematoriums at Auschwitz I and Auschwitz-Birkenau by Daniel Keren, Harry W. Mazal and Jamie McCarthy proves not only that the holes existed but shows where they are. This report first appeared in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Oxford University Press, Volume 18, Number 1, Spring 2004, pages 68-103. and is reproduced with permission.    Himmler's Speech at Posen (Poznan), October 4, 1943 -- a Quicktime movie presentation, text and audio.   Quick Facts on the Holocaust a handy collection of quick facts on all aspects of the Holocaust, ideal for quick reference purposes Essays contributions on various topics from THHP members. Albert Speer's "Edifice of Lies" (1900 words) by Sven Felix Kellerhoff (translation by Gord McFee) Are the Jews central to the Holocaust? (1500 words) by Gordon McFee. August Hirt: Deadly Collector of the Victims of the Holocaust (6600 words) by Anne S. Reamey The Bolshevik Canard (1800 words), by Richard J. Green. The Dachau Gas Chambers (5000 words, 47 photos), by Harry W. Mazal OBE. December 12, 1941 (2000 words), by Götz Aly (translation by Gord McFee). Vor der Wannsee-Konferenz: Ausweitung der Kampfzone and English translation Before the Wannsee Conference: Expansion of the Combat Zone by historian Ernst Piper Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") (30,000 words, 83 images, recording), by Stig Hornshøj-Møller. Final Destination Treblinka (11,400 words), by Stephen Potyondi. The Forensic Sins of Carlos Porter (6000 words), by Yale Edeiken. The Führer Myth (15,000 words), by Stig Hornshøj-Møller. General Semantics and Holocaust Denial (4800 words), by Andrew E. Mathis, Ph.D. The IHR at the Crossroads (4,000 words), by Yale Edeiken. In the Nazis' Words (2500 words), collected by Gord McFee. An Introduction to the Einsatzgruppen (6000 words), by Yale Edeiken. The Einsatzgruppen Reports (Ereignismeldungen) (3,500 words), by Nick Terry Irving's War (8000 words), by Yale Edeiken. Photographs Documenting the Holocaust in Hungary (3000 words, 180 photos), by Dr. László Karsai. The Reconstruction of Belzec (98 photos) by Alex Bay The Reconstruction of Treblinka (20,000 words, 67 photos) by Alex Bay Reichkristallnacht: A response to Ingrid Weckert (8900 words) by Dr. Andrew E. Mathis The Struthof-Natzweiler Camp (21,100 words) by Miloslav Bilik Stroop on Treblinka (1200 words), by Jamie McCarthy. Vernichtungskrieg: Wehrmacht Complicity in the Holocaust on the Eastern Front (24,000 words), by  Stephen  Vargas. When Did Hitler Decide On The Final Solution? (2000 words), by Gord McFee. Where Did David Irving Go Wrong (5000 words), by Gord McFee. Why "Revisionism" Isn't (1500 words), by Gord McFee. What revisionism Is by Roger The Wannsee Protocol: Object of Revisionist Falsification of History by Christian Mentel The WWII International Military Tribunal: Jurisdictional Challenges (2300 words), by Ralf P. Loserth Essays and other material on the Auschwitz death camp: A Documented Analysis of a Speech given by Fred A. Leuchter on November 10, 1991 (12,500 words), by Harry W. Mazal, OBE Body Disposal at Auschwitz: The End of Holocaust-Denial (20,000 words), by John Zimmerman. The related essay My Response to Carlo Mattogno (20,000 words), by John Zimmerman. The Chemistry of Auschwitz (8000 words), by Richard J. Green. The related essay Leuchter, Rudolf and the Iron Blues (4000 words), by Richard J. Green. The related essay Chemistry is Not the Science (18,000 words), by Richard J. Green and Jamie McCarthy. A related Expert Report submitted in support of Deborah Lipstadt's defense in David Irving's lawsuit against her. An essay Gisella Perl: Angel and Abortionist in the Auschwitz Death Camp (7148 words) by Anne S. Reamey. An article from Die Welt newspaper along with English translation, on the report by three THHP contributors dealing with the holes in the roofs of Crematoriums II and III at Auschwitz-Birkenau that was published in the journal Holocaust and Genocide Studies. The Report is now available on this site The Ruins of the Gas Chambers: A Forensic Investigation of Crematoriums at Auschwitz I and Auschwitz-Birkenau How Reliable are the Höss Memoirs? (5000 words), by John Zimmerman. The Controversy around Fritjof Meyer's article in Osteuropa, a series of articles and essays addressing the death toll in Auschwitz-Birkenau, by Albrecht Kolthoff, in German, with English translations. John Ball: Air Photo Expert? (3000 words), by Jamie McCarthy. See No Evil: John Ball's Blundering Air Photo Analysis (2000 words, 14 photographs), by Brian Harmon A Study of the Cyanide Compounds Content In The Walls Of The Gas Chambers in the Former Auschwitz and Birkenau Concentration Camps (4000 words) by Jan Markiewicz, Wojciech Gubala,  Jerzy Labedz with a foreword (1300 words) by Richard J. Green The "Wolzek" Paradox (2000 words), by Jamie McCarthy. Zyklon Introduction Columns (2000 words), by Jamie McCarthy and Mark Van Alstine. Zyklon-B: A Brief Report on the Structure and Composition (2150 words, 4 photographs and five charts), by Harry W. Mazal OBE Essays on the Extermination Camps of Belzec, Treblinka and Sobibor Introduction to the Operation Reinhard Extermination Camps (6600 words) by Gord McFee The Reconstruction of Belzec (98 photos) by Alex Bay The Reconstruction of Treblinka (20,000 words, 67 photos) by Alex Bay Final Destination Treblinka (11,400 words), by Stephen Potyondi. The ‘Disappearance’ of SS-Hauptscharführer Lorenz Hackenholt by Michael Tregenza. Uprising in Treblinka by Samuel Rajzman. Please also see our section on Eyewitness Accounts and Family Histories for a sense of the human impact of the Holocaust through the eyes of those who experienced it or know people who did.

		Documents documentary evidence from the past. Documents on the beginnings of the gassing program: October 25, 1941: "Gassing Devices". Letter from Wetzel to Lohse, recommending that the head of the euthanasia program should build "gassing devices" to eliminate the Jews. March 26, 1942: "Special Vans...or Other Remedies". Letter from Rauff to the Criminal Technical Institute, stating that "special vans" are needed at the Mauthausen concentration camp. Until they arrive, bottled poison gas must be used. April 11, 1942: "Delousing Van". Letter to Himmler's staff describing how a "delousing van" - quote marks in the original - will be used to clear out a camp of Jewish women and children. June 5, 1942: "97,000 have been processed". Letter to Rauff, describing in detail how the "special vans" in the East have murdered 97,000 people. Documents on the Auschwitz death camp: August 21, 1942: "Bathing Installations for Special Action". Describes two ovens installed in Auschwitz gassing bunkers. August 26, 1942: "Material for Special Treatment". Permission to send a truck to pick up Zyklon-B. September 1-5, 1942: Diary of Johann Paul Kremer. Dr. Kremer witnessed gassings in Auschwitz and wrote about them in his diary. September 8, 1942: "Cremation capacity of 2,650 a day is not enough". A note to file by Topf engineer Karl Prüfer. January 29, 1943: "Cremation with Simultaneous Special Treatment". It was important to conduct gassing and cremation at the same time. January 29, 1943: "Vergasungskeller". The gas chamber room's purpose is revealed ("gassing cellar"). March 31, 1943: Krema II Inventory. Mentions the devices by which the Zyklon-B was poured into the gas chamber. June 24, 1943: Krema III Inventory. Lists the fourteen (fake) showerheads and "one gas-tight door" installed in the gas chamber. May 24, 1944: "Unconditional Secrecy". An SS man is sworn to secrecy "to carry out the Jewish evacuation." June/July 1944: "Revealing a State Secret". A woman is executed for having revealed Auschwitz's secrets. Documents on the Operation Reinhard extermination camps: July 18, 1942: "the obligation to maintain secrecy continues even after I have left the Service" A secrecy undertaking of Operation Reinhard participants. Other Documents: Cremation at Gusen: A Timesheet. Shows the cremation of 94 corpses in less than 20 hours on November 7, 1941. Leuchter Consent Agreement. Holocaust Denier Fred Leuchter admits he is not an engineer and nevertheless represented himself as such. Reproductions scanned or typed reproductions of works. Various important books with the permission of the Beate Klarsfeld Foundation Auschwitz: Technique and Operation of the Gas Chambers by Jean-Claude Pressac. The seminal and still timely book on the gas chambers at Auschwitz. French Children of the Holocaust by Serge Klarsfeld. It is a heart-wrenching depiction of the cruel treatment that the Nazis inflicted on innocent French Children. The Holocaust and the Neo-Nazi Mythomania by Serge Klarsfeld. The Holocaust and Neo-Nazi Mythomania is a documentary work which consists of two studies — "The Launching of the Final Solution of the Jewish Question" and "Reply to the Neo-Nazi Falsification of Historical Facts Concerning the Holocaust." The Struthof Album by Jean-Claude Pressac. It is a study of the Gassing at Natzweiler-Struthof of 86 Jews whose bodies were to constitute a collection of skeletons. Wherever They May Be by Beate Klarsfeld. The autobiography of a young German girl who grew up to become one of the premier Nazi hunters. IMT Volume I (370 pages). The Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Volume I. Covering October 18 to November 13, 1945. The text has been faithfully reproduced page-by-page. Thanks to Patrick Groff and Harry Mazal. IMT Volume II (500 pages). Covering November 14 to November 30, 1945. Thanks to Patrick Groff and Harry Mazal. IMT Volume III (600 pages). Covering December 1 to December 14, 1945. Thanks to Patrick Groff and Harry Mazal. IMT Volume IV (570 pages). Covering December 17, 1945 to January 8, 1946. Thanks to Patrick Groff and Harry Mazal. Verdicts in several key trials in Germany in the 1950s and 1960s that contain numerous references to the Final Solution. The documents are in German and are: The verdict in the "Auschwitz Trial" in Frankfurt am Main of August 19-20, 1965. The verdict in the Belzec Trial in Munich of January 21, 1965 The verdict in the Sobibor Trial in Berlin of May 8, 1950 The verdict in the Sobibor Trial in Frankfurt am Main of August 25, 1950 The verdict in the Treblinka Trial in Düsseldorf of September 3, 1965 The verdict in the Einsatzgruppen Trial in Ulm of August 29, 1958 The verdict in the Einsatzgruppen Trial in Munich of July 21, 1961 The Jaeger Report (9 pages), Written by SS-Standartenfuehrer (Colonel) Karl Jaeger, commander of one of the "Einsatzkommandos" (EK 3), it provides a very detailed account of the murderous rampage of this "special squad" in Nazi-occupied USSR, and proudly documents 137,346 murders. The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide by Dr. Robert Jay Lifton. "An agonizing account of what doctors can do when they are transformed by their culture. To read of the medical experiments at Auschwitz - 'They took us because they didn’t have rabbits' - will make it harder for us physicians ever again to be corrupted." Howard M. Spiro, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Yale Medical School. The Stroop Report (125 pages), Major General Jürgen Stroop, 1943. The thorough Nazi record proudly documenting the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto. See also Stroop on Treblinka. Thanks to Jürgen Langowski. See introduction for notes on the English translation. Blausäure zur Schädlingsbekämpfung (70 pages), Gerhard Peters, 1933. "Prussic Acid in Pest Control." An important work for understanding the characteristics of Zyklon-B. Text transcription and translation are not yet available. Thanks to Daniel Keren. Die Einsatzfähigkeit der Blausäure-Durchgasung bei tiefen Temperaturen (5 pages), Gerhard Peters and W. Rasch, 1941. "The Efficiency of Prussic Acid Fumigation at Low Temperatures." Addresses behavior of Zyklon-B at low temperatures. Nochmals: Die Einsatzfähigkeit der Blausäure-Durchgasung bei tiefen Temperaturen (3 pages), R. Irmscher, 1942. "Once More: The Efficiency of Prussic Acid Fumigation at Low Temperatures." Further German research addressing the behavior of Zyklon-B at low temperatures. Holocaust Denial We have a special page devoted to an examination of Holocaust denial and deniers. Among other things, we offer a quick questions and answers page on revisionism and Holocaust deniers. David Irving is a Holocaust denier residing in the UK who recently lost a lawsuit to Deborah Lipstadt. We now have an index organizing material about David Irving. We also offer a pamphlet for those seeking a printed concise introduction to David Irving and his lies, entitled Who is David Irving? (Over a year ago, David Irving called this pamphlet "lies" and "fiction." Although he constructed a special webpage to reprint it, and has corresponded with us several times, he has been unable to name even one error. In July 1998, he said he would respond - and after a long silence, in January 1999 decided not.) CODOH (the so-called committee for open discussion of the Holocaust story) is one of the major disseminators of denial in the US. We now have a webpage devoted to addressing the challenge that they pose. We have a letter from Joel Hayward regarding his change of views with respect to his Master's thesis. Early in 2009, the Vatican rehabilitated four Bishops who had been consecrated by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre 20 years ago. Since this had been done without Vatican approval, the Bishops were excommunicated. Not long after the rehabilitation had been announced by Pope Benedict XVI, it came to light that one of the Bishops - Richard Williamson - has expressed views consistent with those of Holocaust deniers and antisemites in a television interview aired just days before the Vatican decision was announced. A firestorm of controversy arose, which has been documented in the media, and need not be repeated here. The Bishop was ordered to recant his views (which he has yet to do). THHP member Harry W. Mazal has written a Response to statements made by Bishop Richard Williamson concerning the Holocaust from both the historical and scientific perspectives of Bishop Williamson's public statements. Our Team We have a page on the team who puts this site together. Also of interest Our search engine indexes the entire site. You are cordially invited to sign our guest book. We maintain a selected list of links to other sites. If you are interested in making a donation, please see our information regarding donations.
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