offices, barracks for the SS" and military industry factories.
             The victims were gathered from all around the Reich and were brought, "concentrated", to the Auschwitz camp via train. 9 out of 10 were Jews. They were convinced that they were going to work in the mines and factories. The deceived and totally persuaded victims were extremely calm, though a little suspicious and curious but not a bit frightened, as they passed through the gate of the camp, which read: "ARBEIT MACHT FREI" (Work makes one free)...
             They could never imagine that freedom would be so dangerous...
             They were forced in a row as they got off the train. On the far end of the row was an SS sergeant, who was responsible for controlling the "guests" to see if they fit for work standards or not. Women and children were not considered at all. Along with them, the old and the weak men were separated from the able ones and sent to another yard.
             There, they were asked to get their clothes off and continue to the next room, naked. They were crammed into the room until it was totally full. Nobody had the slightest idea what was going to happen. Then someone from the corner of the room would faint and fall, followed by the others nearby. This wave would continue to grow as the highly toxin Zyklon-B gas spread in the room. The room was kept closed to ensure that nobody survived. Then, after a ventilation of 30 minutes, SS soldiers would enter the room and put the naked corpses into big carts. The carts all led to krematoriums where the corpses were burned in great furnaces. The ashes were either transferred to a nearby pond or the river. Near the end of the war, in order to cut expenses and save gas, "cost-accountant considerations" led to an order to place living children directly into the ovens or throw them into open burning pits.
             The lucky ones who were found appropriate for work did not have a better faith than of the o...