Poland Oswiecim

pictur of zyklon b cans used by Nazis in the Auschwitz concentration camp

2012
01/02
NIKON D90, 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ f/3.8 1/20, ISO 800
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Empty Zyklon B containers displayed in the Auschwitz museum. This hydrogen cyanide-based pesticide was used in gas chambers for mass extermination. Produced by the German company Degesch, the gas was released from granules when exposed to air, causing death by asphyxiation.

Auschwitz concentration camp Zyklon B cans Shoa Memory Unesco World Heritage Site