Index of Published Evidence on Mass Extermination in Auschwitz and Auschwitz-Birkenau (original) (raw)

The following is a list of evidence on large scale killings in the Auschwitz camp complex, in particular - but not limited to - homicidal gassing. The aim is to highlight the range, diversification and scale of the published evidence on mass extermination in Auschwitz.

The index already includes a large bunch of material, but is still far from being complete or nearly complete. So more items will be added when new sources are obtained. The readers of this blog are also encouraged to provide any additions and corrections. We would also be happy to include previously unpublished sources if they can be released here.

The references have been shortened as far as possible. The DVD "Digitale Bibliothek 101: Der Auschwitz-Prozess" is referenced as [Auschwitz trial DVD], all cited accounts from this source can be also accessed here. Holocaust denier Carlo Mattogno's books have been abbreviated as follows: ACI - Auschwitz: Crematorium I, ASS - Auschwitz: assistenza sanitaria, ATFG - Auschwitz: The First Gassing, ATCFS - Auschwitz: The Case For Sanity, IFCDA - I Forni Crematori di Auschwitz, STIA - Special Treatment in Auschwitz, TBOA - The Bunkers of Auschwitz.

Contemporary German documents

Contemporary testimonies of SS personnel and German military

Contemporary German photographs

Contemporary Sonderkommando photographs

Contemporary aerial photographs (see also Auschwitz-Birkenau Aerial Photographs)

Contemporary Sonderkommando handwritings (see also The Contemporary Sonderkommando Handwritings on Mass Extermination in Auschwitz-Birkenau)

Contemporary prisoner's letters and reports

Contemporary reports of escaped Auschwitz prisoners

Contemporary Polish publications and reports

Post-liberation testimonies of SS and German military personnel [eyewitness] (35)

Post-liberation testimonies of civilians [eyewitness] (2)

Post-liberation testimonies of Sonderkommando prisoners [eyewitness] (29)

Post-liberation testimonies of prisoners (except Sonderkommando) [eyewitness] (47)

Post-liberation testimonies of SS personnel [hearsay] (46)

Post-liberation testimonies of civilians [hearsay] (7)

Post-liberation testimonies of prisoners (hearsay) (click to open!)

On-site chemical and physical investigations