The Gas Vans: A Critical Investigation - Holocaust Handbooks

SANTIAGO ALVAREZ, THE GAS VANS 347
Illustration 23: Sd.-Kfz 92, personnel decontamination vehicle,
Henschel 33G1 (picture from Milsom 1975, p. 144).
Purpose: decontamination of personnel and of heavy gas protection
clothing used by the “fog units” [similar to ABC defense units]
Technical data: chassis: medium-size off-road capable 3 t truck.
Warm water generation with a water brake driven by the engine with
a performance of 44,000 kcal/h to heat the decontamination tub for
heavy gas protection clothing und for warm water for two showers.
Total weight: 9.3 tons.
Illustration 24: Sd.-Kfz. 93, clothing decontamination vehicle,
Henschel 33G1 (picture from Milsom 1975, p. 145)
Purpose: Assigned to the troop decontamination details for decontaminating
uniforms, leather equipment, and gas masks with hot air
and steam.
Technical data: chassis: medium-size off-road capable 3 t truck.
Steam of 0.2 bar, 50 kg/h; air of 120°C, 3,600 m³/h; 2 chambers for
30 uniforms each of 2 m³ volume each; Duration of decontamination:
1½ hours for uniforms (combined steam-hot air process); ½ hour for
leather equipment (hot air process). Total weight: 9.7 tons.