Ash Pits at Birkenau
Pond where ashes from
Krema IV were dumped
In the photo above, you can see the ash
pond for Krema IV in the foreground and the Central Sauna in
the background. On the right in the background, you can see the
ruins of Krema IV. Krema V is located on the other side of a
road that runs east and west. It has its own ash pond that has
now dried up.
In the background of the photo below,
you can see the round brick structures of the water treatment
plant for the Birkenau camp. In the foreground, you can see what
looks like a small bog garden. This is where the ashes from the
crematory ovens in Krema III were thrown. The dried up ash pond
for Krema V looks very similar. The second photo below shows
the black markers in four languages that identify the ash pit
for Krema III.
Ash pit near Krema
III
Markers in four languages
identify Krema III ash pit
Ash pit on the left,
at Krema II ruins
The photo above shows the ash pit where
the ashes from the crematory ovens in Krema II were thrown. In
the background on the left is the ruins of the underground gas
chamber in Krema II. On the right is the collapsed roof of the
brick building where the bodies were cremated.
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