Bunker 1, Gas chamber in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp, Poland
The brick building contained two sealed rooms where Zyklon B gas pellets were dropped through openings in the roof to execute prisoners.
Constructed in early 1942, this facility operated until 1943 when larger gas chambers and crematoria became operational in the Birkenau complex.
Known as the Little Red House, this structure represents a methodical shift from individual executions to industrial-scale mass murder operations.
The original structure no longer exists, as Nazi forces demolished it in 1943 and filled the surrounding burning pits with soil.
The building processed thousands of victims who were told they were entering delousing facilities, while Sonderkommando units removed bodies afterward.
GPS coordinates: 50.04526,19.17086
Latest update: March 4, 2025 22:31
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