گزارش رودولف دربارهٔ «اتاق‌های گاز» آشوویتس

THE RUDOLF REPORT 1 Table of Contents 5 1. Prelude 11 1.1. Slow Death in U.S. Gas Chambers 11 1.2. Hydrogen Cyanide—a Dangerous Poison 15 1.3. The Acid that Causes Blue Stains 20 2. The Coup 23 2.1. Fred Leuchter on Auschwitz and Majdanek 23 2.2. Damage Control 26 3. The Origins 29 3.1. On the Problem 32 3.2. On Politics 36 4. A Brief History of Forensic Examinations of Auschwitz 39 4.1. Introduction 39 4.2. The Moral Obligation of Forensic Examination 39 4.3. A Definition of Forensic Science 41 4.4. Forensic Science and Auschwitz 42 4.4.1. Forensics in the Courts 42 4.4.1.1. The 1946 Cracow Auschwitz Trial 42 4.4.1.2. The 1964-1966 Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial 44 4.4.1.3. The 1972 Vienna Auschwitz Trial 45 4.4.2. Forensics Outside the Courts 46 4.4.2.1. In Search of Mass Graves 46 4.4.2.2. Faurisson and the Consequences 46 5. Auschwitz 49 5.1. Introduction 49 5.1.1. “Opera During the Holocaust 49 5.1.2. On the History of the Camp 51 5.2. Epidemics and the Defense Against them 59 5.2.1. Danger of Epidemics 59 5.2.2. Epidemic Control with Zyklon B 60 5.2.3. Epidemic Control in Auschwitz 65 5.2.3.1. Terminology Used and Responsibilities 65 5.2.3.2. Procedures Used 67 5.2.3.3. Results 68 5.2.3.4. Basic Policy Decisions 69 5.2.3.5. The Army Medical Officer 70 5.2.3.6. Short-Wave Delousing Facility 73 5.2.4. Disinfestation Installations BW 5a und 5b 73 5.3. ‘Gas Chamber’ in the Auschwitz I Main Camp 78 5.4. ‘Gas Chambers’ in Birkenau Camp 88 5.4.1. Crematoria II and III 88 5.4.1.1. Starting Situation 88 5.4.1.2. The Obsessive Search for “Criminal Trace 94 5.4.1.2.1. New Cellars Stairways 95 5.4.1.2.2. Gassing Cellar, Undressing Room, and Showers 96 5.4.1.2.3. “Gas-tight Doors” for Crematorium II 103 5.4.1.2.4. Ventilation Installations 107 5.4.1.2.5. Pre-heated Morgues 108 5.4.1.2.6. “Cremation with Simultaneous Special T 109 5.4.1.2.7. “Gas Testers” and “Indicator Devices f 111 5.4.1.2.8. Zyklon B Introduction Holes and Columns 113 5.4.1.2.9. Conclusions 133 5.4.2. Crematoria IV and V 135 5.4.3. Farmhouses 1 and 2 139 5.4.4. The Drainage System in Birkenau 141 5.4.4.1. Background: Eyewitness Accounts 141 5.4.4.2. The Ground Water Table in Birkenau 141 5.4.4.3. Open-Air Incineration in Pits 143 5.5. Construction Conclusions 145 6. Formation and Stability of Iron Blue 151 6.1. Introduction 151 6.2. Instances of Damages to Buildings 152 6.3. Properties of Hydrogen Cyanide, HCN 155 6.4. Composition of Iron Blue 158 6.4.1. Overview 158 6.4.2. Excursus 158 6.5. Formation of Iron Blue 159 6.5.1. Overview 159 6.5.2. Water Content 161 6.5.2.1. Overview 161 6.5.2.2. Excursus 161 6.5.3. Reactivity of Trivalent Iron 163 6.5.3.1. Overview 163 6.5.3.2. Excursus 163 6.5.4. Temperature 164 6.5.4.1. Overview 164 6.5.4.2. Excursus 167 6.5.5. pH Value 168 6.6. Stability of Iron Blue 170 6.6.1. pH Sensitivity 170 6.6.2. Solubility 171 6.6.2.1. Overview 171 6.6.2.2. Excursus 172 6.6.3. Excursus: Competing Ligands 175 6.6.4. Effects of Light 176 6.6.4.1. Overview 176 6.6.4.2. Excursus 176 6.6.5. Long-Term Test 177 6.7. Influence of Various Building Materials 180 6.7.1. Brick 180 6.7.1.1. Overview 180 6.7.1.2. Excursus 181 6.7.2. Cement Mortar and Concrete 181 6.7.2.1. Overview 181 6.7.2.2. Excursus 182 6.7.3. Lime Mortar 185 6.7.4. Effects upon the Formation of Iron Blue 185 7. Zyklon B for the Killing of Human Beings 191 7.1. Toxicological Effect of HCN 191 7.2. Evaporation Characteristics of Zyklon B 194 7.3. The Gassing of Human Beings 196 7.3.1. Eyewitness Testimonies 196 7.3.1.1. Boundary Conditions 196 7.3.1.2. Eyewitness Fantasies 199 7.3.1.3. Quantities of Poison Gas 208 7.3.1.3.1. Overview 208 7.3.1.3.2. Excursus 1: Poisoning or Suffocation? 211 7.3.1.3.3. Excursus 2: HCN Loss due to Adsorption 216 7.3.2. Critique of the Eyewitness Descriptions 218 7.3.2.1. Theatre of the Absurd 218 7.3.2.1.1. Necessity of Co-Operation 218 7.3.2.1.2. Failure to Separate the Sexes 219 7.3.2.1.3. Towel and Soap 220 7.3.2.2. Speed of Ventilation of the ‘Gas Chamber 220 7.3.2.2.1. Introduction 220 7.3.2.2.2. Excursus 220 7.3.2.2.3. Ventilation of the Morgues of Crematorium II and III 223 7.3.2.3. Simulation Calculations 227 7.3.2.4. Excursus: Capacity of Protective Filters 230 7.3.3. Evaluation of Eyewitnesses 233 7.3.4. An Expert on Cyanide Speaks Out 238 7.3.5. Why Precisely Zyklon B? 241 8. Evaluation of Chemical Analyses 245 8.1. Test Sample Taking and Description 245 8.2. Analytical Methods 246 8.3. Evaluation of Analytical Results 247 8.3.1. F.A. Leuchter/Alpha Analytic Laboratories 247 8.3.2. Institute for Forensic Research, Cracow 250 8.3.3. G. Rudolf/Fresenius Institute 252 8.3.3.1. Samples 1-4: Crematorium II, Morgue 1 253 8.3.3.2. Samples 5 to 8 and 23, 24: Inmate Barracks 258 8.3.3.3. Samples 9 to 22: Disinfestation Building 258 8.3.3.4. Samples 25-30: Tests 265 8.3.4. John C. Ball 268 8.4. Discussion of the Analysis Results 269 8.4.1. Blue Wall Paint? 269 8.4.2. False Method of Analysis 270 8.4.3. The Memory Hole 273 8.4.4. The Moon is Made of Pizza 276 8.4.5. Anticipated Values 279 8.4.6. Limits of the Chemical Method 283 9. Conclusions 287 10. Acknowledgements 293 11. Hunting Germar Rudolf 297 11.1. What Makes Revisionists? 297 11.2. The Naiveté of a Young Revisionist 316 11.3. Flaws of a State Under the Rule of Law 330 11.4. Rudolf’s Thought ‘Crimes’ 345 11.4.1. The First Crime: Remer’s Commentary 345 11.4.2. The Second Crime: A Scientific Anthology 369 11.4.3. More Thought Crimes... 377 11.5. The Media and the Case of Germar Rudolf 383 11.6. Outlawed in the Federal Republic of Germany 404 11.7. Biographical Notes on the Author 421 12. Bibliography 423 12.1. Monographs 423 12.2. Periodical Articles 428 12.3. Archival Documents 434 12.4. Internet Documents 434 12.5. Courts Files, Governmental Documents 436 12.6. Video, Audio, and Unpublished Documents 437 13. Lists 439 13.1. List of Tables 439 13.2. List of Illustrations 440 13.3. List of Graphs 444 13.4. List of Abbreviations 445 14. Index 447