An inventory for the underground floor of Krema III in Auschwitz, specifying the presence of 14 shower heads (Brausen) and one gas-tight door (Gasdichtetür) in the gas chamber (Leichenkeller 1). This room, sometimes referred to as a "gassing cellar" in SS correspondence, had fake shower heads installed to mislead the victims into believing they were going to be washed. Leichenkeller 2 (referred to many times as an "undressing room" in SS correspondence) didn't have a gas tight door or shower heads. Source: Auschwitz: Technique and Operation of the Gas Chambers, J.C. Pressac, the Beate Klarsfeld Foundation, New York, 1989. Quick Jump: Mass Executions | Nazi Genocide | Medical Experiments | Death Camps | Holocaust Documents | Holocaust Photo Archive Index ParaScope Image Gallery Foyer