The Gas Vans: A Critical Investigation - Holocaust Handbooks

352 SANTIAGO ALVAREZ, THE GAS VANS
terior – or to the rear part of the exhaust pipe; in that case the exhaust
gases flowed into the open like with a normal vehicle. When the vehicle
was turned in for repairs, the middle part of the pipe was connected
with the interior of the vehicle, but the part between these two parts was
worn, and I was ordered to replace it. I replaced it by mounting a new
part made of asbestos fixed with four screws. I include a drawing of the
exhaust pipe which I have made which shows the connection between
the exhaust pipe and the vehicle’s interior. This work took roughly half
an hour, while I was constantly goaded to hurry up. At that time the following
persons worked in that work shop: Zygmunt Roszak, Zbigniew
Dudzinski – both are in the army [today] –, Szablewski Marian, who
today works in Kutno with the railway, Jankowski, Junkiert, and
Lewandowski, whose first names and addresses I cannot remember, as
well as finally Zenon Rosa, who currently works for the mail services.
Apart from this individual case there were no repair works on a vehicle
of the Special Command SS [K]ulmhof serving to poison with gas.
Immediately before my employment at the “Kraft” workshop I had
been motorist at the forester Maj. In that connection I was frequently in
the forest of Chemno. In that period of time I frequently saw vehicles
driving into the Chemno forest and back. These were vehicles like
those which I repaired later on in the “Kraft” workshop. I had the impression
that there were only two vehicles of the same size which encountered
each other on their way. I cannot say anymore with exactness
how long a journey of such a vehicle lasted. Maybe it lasted half an
hour to an hour. Three times I saw a converted moving truck van which
is currently in the courtyard of the former “Ostrowski” company. Once
I had already seen this vehicle in the forest, the second time on the road
and the third time when it was just coming out of the courtyard of the
Chemno castle. This was in spring 1943. I saw this vehicle repeatedly
with a gap of several days. Recently I saw this truck in the courtyard of
the Ostrowski factory, and I am absolutely certain that it is the same vehicle
(size – shape – color).
This concludes the interrogation protocol. Signed after reading out.
(signed) Falborski Bronisaw
Wadysaw Bednarz
Investigating Judge