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What is Zyklon B?
Beginning in September 1941, Zyklon B, the brand name for hydrogen cyanide (HCN), was the poison used to kill at least a million people in gas chambers at Nazi concentration and death camps such as Auschwitz and Majdanek.
What was Zyklon B gas used for in the Holocaust?
The victims were primarily Jews and the Zyklon B gas became a central symbol of the Holocaust. Zyklon B was used in the concentration camps initially for delousing to control typhus. The chemical used in the gas chambers was deliberately made without the warning odorant.
How did they get the Zyklon B pellets in the gas chamber?
Led to a camouflaged gas chamber with fake showerheads, the prisoners were trapped inside when a large door was sealed behind them. Then, an orderly, who wore a mask, opened a vent on the roof of the gas chamber and poured Zyklon B pellets down the shaft.
Where was Zyklon-B made?
The Zyklon used at Auschwitz concentration camp was produced by a firm called Degesch (Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Schdlingsbekmpfung mbH), with headquarters in Frankfurt am Main and forming a part of IG Farbenidustrie AG. The following is a scientific breakdown of Zyklon-B: