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    A crematorium or crematory is a venue for the cremation of the dead. Modern crematoria contain at least one cremator (also known as a crematory, retort...
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    in crematorium I; 1,440 each in crematoria II and III; and 768 each in IV and V. By June 1943 all four crematoria were operational, but crematorium I was...
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    camp (also known as Auschwitz II) rebelled against the Nazi guards of the camp. The revolt was suppressed after Crematorium IV was blown up, killing three...
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    Crematorium and Mausoleum was the first crematorium to be opened in London, and one of the oldest crematoria in Britain. The land for the crematorium...
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  • the presence of cyanides on ventilation grilles found in the ruins of Crematorium II (thus also demonstrating that the Leuchter report was not the first...
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  • built autopsy and operating theatre. The room had been built inside Crematorium II, and Nyiszli, along with members of the 12th Sonderkommando, was housed...
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    (Tötungszentren), in Central Europe, primarily Occupied Poland, during World War II to systematically murder over 2.7 million people – mostly Jews – in the Holocaust...
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    Mortlake Crematorium is a crematorium in Kew, near its boundary with Mortlake, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It opened in 1939, next to...
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    Nazis decided to greatly increase the gassing capacity of Birkenau. Crematorium II was originally designed as a mortuary with morgues in the basement and...
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    Josef Mengele (category German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States)
    grant was used to build a pathology laboratory attached to Crematorium II at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Nyiszli, who was forced to work on Mengele's behalf...
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    cremation plots and a columbarium for cinerary ashes. The cemetery's crematorium still operates, but all the conventional and cremated remains burial...
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    The City of London Cemetery and Crematorium is a cemetery and crematorium in the east of London. It is owned and operated by the City of London Corporation...
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    1945. The company not only made crematorium ovens, it also made ventilation systems for the gas chambers at Auschwitz II–Birkenau. Topf & Söhne's main competitor...
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    morgue 1 of Crematorium II as the "Sonderkeller" ("special cellar"). A letter from SS-Sturmbannführer Rudolf Jährling concerning Crematoria II and III to...
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  • The Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium is a cemetery and crematorium located at 620 Mains Road, Nathan, Brisbane, Australia. It is operated by the...
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    supervising SS officer of the Jewish Sonderkommando in Crematorium II and III in Auschwitz II (Birkenau). Upon his return to Auschwitz, Muhsfeldt had...
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  • The Northern Suburbs Crematorium, officially Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, is a crematorium in North Ryde, New South Wales, a suburb...
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    the gas chambers. After the men were driven to Crematorium III, the women were trucked to Crematorium II. This process took several hours; when frightened...
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  • labour Assembly of the Messerschmitt fighter plane, 1944 Furnace room in crematorium II, Auschwitz-Birkenau. The picture was taken by the SS before finishing...
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  • men's camp of Birkenau for approximately one month. Gabbai was taken to Crematorium II. As a member of the Sonderkommando, he found himself the closest to...
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    Cremation (redirect from Crematoriums)
    cremation is commonly carried out with a closed furnace (cremator), at a crematorium. Cremation leaves behind an average of 2.4 kg (5.3 lb) of remains known...
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    South London Crematorium and Streatham Park Cemetery is a cemetery and crematorium on Rowan Road in Streatham Vale. It has always been privately owned...
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  • original idea for the "Furnace Trap" came from the house having been a crematorium at some point, but this would have involved turning the house into a...
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  • Oskar Gröning (category German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom)
    process has been completed and those selected to be gassed are being led to Crematorium II, as shown by the open gate into the grounds of the complex....
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    Enfield Crematorium is a crematorium located on the Great Cambridge Road, Enfield, London. It was opened in 1938 and consists of 50 acres (20 ha) of land...
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    Vrba–Wetzler report (category Poland in World War II)
    the same day the last 13 prisoners, all women, were gassed or shot in crematorium II in Auschwitz-Birkenau. The document combined the material from the Vrba–Wetzler...
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    Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery is a cemetery in the London Borough of Bromley, opened in 1876. Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery is located between...
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    Road) is also on the north side. Alma Place leads to the West London Crematorium (whose owner and operator is the same) and St. Mary's Roman Catholic...
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    Thorncliffe Cemetery and Crematorium (also known as 'Barrow Cemetery/Crematorium') is a 66-acre graveyard located on Devonshire Road in the Ormsgill ward...
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  • supervisor of the children's block at the Theresienstadt family camp at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Because of his German extraction, charisma, and careful appearance...
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