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Holocaust history are the focus of this free resource.

The directive for the annihilation of the Jews
comes from higher quarters.
Hans Frank, 1942 *

The Holocaust History Project is a free archive of documents, photographs, recordings, and essays regarding the Holocaust, including direct refutation of Holocaust-denial.


Essays
contributions on various topics from THHP members.

Are the Jews central to the Holocaust? (1500 words) by Gordon McFee.

The Bolshevik Canard (1800 words), by Richard J. Green.

The Dachau Gas Chambers (5000 words, 47 photos), by Harry W. Mazal OBE.

The Reconstruction of Treblinka (20,000 words, 67 photos) by Alex Bay

December 12, 1941 (2000 words), by G=F6tz Aly (translation by Gord McFee).

Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") (30,000 words, 83 images, recording), by Stig Hornsh=F8j-M=F8ller.

The Forensic Sins of Carlos Porter (6000 words), by Yale Edeiken.

The F=FChrer Myth (15,000 words), by Stig Hornsh=F8j-M=F8ller.

The IHR at the Crossroads (4,000 words), by Yale Edeiken.

In the Nazis' Words (2500 words), collected by Gord McFee.

An Introduction to the Einsatzgruppen (6000 words), by Yale Edeiken.

Irving's War (8000 words), by Yale Edeiken.

Photographs Documenting the Holocaust in Hungary (3000 words, 180 photos), by Dr. L=E1szl=F3 Karsai.

Stroop on Treblinka (1200 words), by Jamie McCarthy.

When Did Hitler Decide On The Final Solution? (2000 words), by Gord McFee.

Where Did David Irving Go Wrong, by Gord McFee.

Why "Revisionism" Isn't (1500 words), by Gord McFee.

Essays on the Auschwitz death camp:

Body Disposal at Auschwitz: The End of Holocaust-Denial (20,000 words), by John Zimmerman.

The related essay My Response to Carlo Mattogno (20,000 words), by John Zimmerman.

The Chemistry of Auschwitz (8000 words), by Richard J. Green.

The related essay Leuchter, Rudolf and the Iron Blues (4000 words), by Richard J. Green.

The related essay Chemistry is Not the Science (18,000 words), by Richard J. Green and Jamie McCarthy.

A related Expert Report submitted in support of Deborah Lipstadt's defense in David Irving's lawsuit against her.

How Reliable are the H=F6ss Memoirs? (5000 words), by John Zimmerman.

John Ball: Air Photo Expert? (3000 words), by Jamie McCarthy.

See No Evil: John Ball's Blundering Air Photo Analysis (2000 words, 14 photographs), by Brian Harmon

A Study of the Cyanide Compounds Content In The Walls Of The Gas Chambers in the Former Auschwitz and Birkenau Concentration Camps (4000 words) by Jan Markiewicz, Wojciech Gubala,  Jerzy Labedz
with a foreword (1300 words) by Richard J. Green

The "Wolzek" Paradox (2000 words), by Jamie McCarthy.

Zyklon Introduction Columns (2000 words), by Jamie McCarthy and Mark Van Alstine.

And, please see our nine Short Essays: bite-sized discussions of common questions.


Documents
documentary evidence from the past.

Documents on the beginnings of the gassing program:

NO-365

October 25, 1941: "Gassing Devices". Letter from Wetzel to Lohse, recommending that the head of the euthanasia program should build "gassing devices" to eliminate the Jews.

March 26, 1942: "Special Vans...or Other Remedies". Letter from Rauff to the Criminal Technical Institute, stating that "special vans" are needed at the Mauthausen concentration camp. Until they arrive, bottled poison gas must be used.

April 11, 1942: "Delousing Van". Letter to Himmler's staff describing how a "delousing van" -
Rauff: 97,000
quote marks in the original - will be used to clear out a camp of Jewish women and children.

June 5, 1942: "97,000 have been processed". Letter to Rauff, describing in detail how the "special vans" in the East have murdered 97,000 people.

Documents on the Auschwitz death camp:

August 21, 1942: "Bathing Installations for Special Action". Describes two ovens installed in Auschwitz gassing bunkers.

August 26, 1942: "Material for Special Treatment". Permission to send a truck to pick up Zyklon-B.

September 1-5, 1942: Diary of Johann Paul Kremer. Dr. Kremer witnessed gassings in Auschwitz and wrote about them in his diary.
Electricity

January 29, 1943: "Cremation with Simultaneous Special Treatment". It was important to conduct gassing and cremation at the same time.

January 29, 1943: "Vergasungskeller". The gas chamber room's purpose is revealed ("gassing cellar").

March 31, 1943: Krema II Inventory. Mentions the devices by which the Zyklon-B was poured into the gas chamber.
Kr3: Inventory

June 24, 1943: Krema III Inventory. Lists the fourteen (fake) showerheads and "one gas-tight door" installed in the gas chamber.

May 24, 1944: "Unconditional Secrecy". An SS man is sworn to secrecy "to carry out the Jewish evacuation."

June/July 1944: "Revealing a State Secret". A woman is executed for having revealed Auschwitz's secrets.

Other Documents:

Cremation at Gusen: A Timesheet. Shows the cremation of 94 corpses in less than 20 hours on November 7, 1941.

Leuchter Consent Agreement. Holocaust Denier Fred Leuchter admits he is not an engineer and nevertheless represented himself as such.


Reproductions
scanned or typed reproductions of works.

IMT Volume I (370 pages). The Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Volume I. Covering October 18 to November 13, 1945. The text has been faithfully reproduced page-by-page. Thanks to Patrick Groff and Harry Mazal.

IMT Volume II (500 pages). Covering November 14 to November 30, 1945. Thanks to Patrick Groff and Harry Mazal.

IMT Volume III (600 pages). Covering December 1 to December 14, 1945. Thanks to Patrick Groff and Harry Mazal.

IMT Volume IV (570 pages). Covering December 17, 1945 to January 8, 1946. Thanks to Patrick Groff and Harry Mazal.

The Jaeger Report (9 pages), Written by SS-Standartenfuehrer (Colonel) Karl Jaeger, commander of one of the "Einsatzkommandos" (EK 3), it provides a very detailed account of the murderous rampage of this "special squad" in Nazi-occupied USSR, and proudly documents 137,346 murders.
Stroop Report

The Stroop Report (125 pages), Major General JFCrgen Stroop, 1943. The thorough Nazi record proudly documenting the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto. See also Stroop on Treblinka. Thanks to JFCrgen Langowski. See introduction for notes on the English translation.

Blausure zur Schdlingsbekmpfung (70 pages), Gerhard Peters, 13. "Prussic Acid in Pest Control." An important work for understanding the characteristics of Zyklon-B. Text transcription and translation are not yet available. Thanks to Daniel Keren.

Die Einsatzfhigkeit der Blausure-Durchgasung bei tiefen Temperaturen (5 pages), Gerhard Peters and W. Rasch, 1941. "The Efficiency of Prussic Acid Fumigation at Low Temperatures." Addresses behavior of Zyklon-B at low temperatures.

Nochmals: Die Einsatzfhigkeit der Blausure-Durchgasung bei tiefen Temperaturen (3 pages), R. Irmscher, 1942. "Once More: The Efficiency of Prussic Acid Fumigation at Low Temperatures." Further German reSearch addressing the behavior of Zyklon-B at low temperatures.


Also of Interest

David Irving is a Holocaust denier residing in the UK who recently lost a lawsuit to Deborah Lipstadt. We now have an index organizing material about David Irving.

CODOH (the so-called committee for open discussion of the Holocaust story) is one of the major disseminators of denial in the US. We now have a webpage devoted to addressing the challenge that they pose.

We have a letter from Joel Hayward regarding his change of views with respect to his Master's thesis.

Our [email protected] email service offers answers to all serious questions on the subject of the Holocaust, its history, or its denial. Please see our instructions, and answers to previous questions.

We have a page on the team who puts this site together.

Our search engine indexes the entire site.

We offer a pamphlet for those seeking a printed concise introduction to Holocaust-denier David Irving and his lies, entitled Who is David Irving?

(Over a year ago, David Irving called this pamphlet "lies" and "fiction." Although he constructed a special webpage to reprint it, and has corresponded with us several times, he has been unable to name even one error. In July 1998, he said he would respond - and after a long silence, in January 1999 decided not.)

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