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Emilia Verzeni committed Jun 6, 2017
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<sentence xml:id="P220E0">According to <ENAMEX type="PERSON">Rudolf Höss, commandant of Auschwitz</ENAMEX>, <ENAMEX type="INSTALLATION">bunker 1</ENAMEX> held <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">800</ENAMEX> people, and <ENAMEX type="INSTALLATION">bunker 2</ENAMEX> held <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">1,200</ENAMEX>.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P220E1">[216] Once the chamber was full, the doors were screwed shut and solid pellets of <ENAMEX type="ARTIFACT">Zyklon-B</ENAMEX> were dropped into the chambers through vents in the side walls, releasing toxic <ENAMEX type="SUBSTANCE">HCN</ENAMEX>, or <ENAMEX type="SUBSTANCE">hydrogen cyanide</ENAMEX>.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P220E2">Those inside died within <ENAMEX type="PERIOD">20 minutes</ENAMEX>; the speed of death depended on how close the inmate was standing to a gas vent, according to <ENAMEX type="PERSON">Höß</ENAMEX>, who estimated that about <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">one-third</ENAMEX> of the victims died immediately.</sentence> <!-- TODO -->
<sentence xml:id="P220E3">[217] <ENAMEX type="PERSON">Johann Kremer</ENAMEX>, an SS doctor who oversaw the gassings, testified that: &quot;Shouting and screaming of the victims could be heard through the opening and it was clear that they fought for their lives.&quot;</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P220E2">Those inside died within <ENAMEX type="PERIOD">20 minutes</ENAMEX>; the speed of death depended on how close the inmate was standing to a gas vent, according to <ENAMEX type="PERSON">Höß</ENAMEX>, who estimated that about <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">one-third</ENAMEX> of the victims died immediately.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P220E3">[217] <ENAMEX type="PERSON">Johann Kremer, an SS doctor</ENAMEX> who oversaw the gassings, testified that: &quot;Shouting and screaming of the victims could be heard through the opening and it was clear that they fought for their lives.&quot;</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P220E4">[218] When they were removed, if the chamber had been very congested, as they often were, the victims were found half-squatting, their skin colored pink with red and green spots, some foaming at the mouth or bleeding from the ears.</sentence>
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<sentence xml:id="P221E0">The gas was then pumped out, the bodies were removed (which would take up to four hours), gold fillings in their teeth were extracted with pliers by dentist prisoners, and women&apos;s hair was cut.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P221E0">The gas was then pumped out, the bodies were removed (which would take up to <ENAMEX type="PERIOD">four hours</ENAMEX>), <ENAMEX type="SUBSTANCE">gold</ENAMEX> fillings in their teeth were extracted with pliers by dentist <ENAMEX type="PERSON_TYPE">prisoners</ENAMEX>, and women&apos;s hair was cut.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P221E1">[219] The floor of the gas chamber was cleaned, and the walls whitewashed.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P221E2">[218] The work was done by the <ENAMEX type="BUSINESS">Sonderkommando</ENAMEX>, which were work units of <ENAMEX type="PERSON_TYPE">Jewish</ENAMEX> prisoners.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P221E3">In crematoria <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">1</ENAMEX> and <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">2</ENAMEX>, the <ENAMEX type="PERSON">Sonderkommando</ENAMEX> lived in an attic above the crematoria; in crematoria <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">3</ENAMEX> and <ENAMEX type="MEASURE">4</ENAMEX>, they lived inside the gas chambers.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P221E4">[220] When the <ENAMEX type="LOCATION">Sonderkommando</ENAMEX> had finished with the bodies, the SS conducted spot checks to make sure all the gold had been removed from the victims&apos; mouths.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P221E2">[218] The work was done by the <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Sonderkommando</ENAMEX>, which were work units of <ENAMEX type="PERSON_TYPE">Jewish prisoners</ENAMEX>.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P221E3">In <ENAMEX type="INSTALLATION">crematoria 1 and 2</ENAMEX>, the <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Sonderkommando</ENAMEX> lived in an attic above the crematoria; in <ENAMEX type="INSTALLATION">crematoria 3</ENAMEX> and 4</ENAMEX>, they lived inside the gas chambers.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P221E4">[220] When the <ENAMEX type="ORGANISATION">Sonderkommando</ENAMEX> had finished with the bodies, the <ENAMEX type="INSTITUTION">SS</ENAMEX> conducted spot checks to make sure all the gold had been removed from the victims&apos; mouths.</sentence>
<sentence xml:id="P221E5">If a check revealed that gold had been missed, the <ENAMEX type="PERSON">Sonderkommando</ENAMEX> prisoner responsible was thrown into the furnace alive as punishment.</sentence>
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