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76 J. GRAF, T. KUES, C. MATTOGNO, SOBIBÓR
the witness’ description evokes an entirely different picture, as we shall
see in chapter 8.
The second building at Sobibór with its three gas chambers on either
side of a central corridor was clearly taken from the “Gerstein report,”
again referring to Beec: 151
“In the bath itself, there were three chambers each to the right
and left of a corridor, like garages, 5 × 5 m in size and 1.90 m
high.”
Even J. Schelvis, in the section of his book which is dedicated to the
“gas chambers,” could not but describe those at Beec, 152 reproducing
the drawings made by Eugeniusz Szrojt 153 and adding the captions “The
first gas chambers at Beec, which also were the model for Sobibór” 154
and “The gas chambers after the reconstruction.” 155 According to
Schelvis “the first gas chambers at Sobibór were designed on the original
pattern of Beec. The arrangement and the dimensions were identical.”
156 Elsewhere he states that “the Sobibór gas chambers were identical
to those of Beec.” 157 We will later discuss the consequences deriving
from this hypothesis.
The assertions made by the official historiography on the alleged gas
chambers at Sobibór are thus completely unfounded not only with respect
to documentary evidence, but also from the point of view of the
statements made by the witnesses.
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Account by Kurt Gerstein dated 6 May 1945, PS-2170, p. 4.
J. Schelvis, op. cit. (note 70), pp. 113-119. Cf. chapter 1, section s).
Eugeniusz Szrojt, “Obóz zagady w Becu,” in: Biuletyn Gównej Komisji Badania
Zbrodni Niemieckich w Polsce, vol. III, Pozna 1947, “Orientacyjny plan pierwszego
budynku z komorami strace w Becu,” and “Orientacyjny plan drugiego budynku z
komorami strace w Becu,” drawing outside of text, between pp. 40 and 41.
J. Schelvis, op. cit. (note 70), p. 115.
Ibid., p. 124.
Ibid., p. 118.
Ibid., p. 120.