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94 Carlo Mattogno, Jürgen Graf: Treblinka
tures. On this plan ‘Camp I’ possesses a clearly outlined structure, which was
later adopted by the drafters of many other plans. But ‘Camp II’ is still dominated
by the two extermination facilities (this time with air evacuation chambers),
which are called ‘Bath No. 1’ and ‘Bath No. 2’ and which correspond to
the steam execution facilities of the plan of November 15, 1942. The Soviets
have added two further, repeatedly recurring facilities: the undressing-barracks
(60 m × 12 m) as well as the path surrounded by barbed wire, which
leads to the execution facility and was later baptized the ‘hose’. On his plan
from 1945, J. Wiernik adopted the Soviet representation of ‘Camp I’ and
augmented ‘Camp II’ with two cremation grates, two watchtowers, a gallows,
several workshops (for cabinetmakers, shoemakers, metal workers), quarters
for the guard detachment, prisoners’ kitchens, prisoners’ barracks, a laboratory,
women’s quarters, a laundry as well as prisoners’ showers. 232 On this
plan the mass graves are not yet shown individually. That first occurred at the
Düsseldorf Treblinka Trial of 1964f., when State Prosecutor A. Spieß had an
official camp plan drawn, which auspiciously displayed four “corpse pits.” 233
The path to this ‘official’ plan was obviously very tortuous. Some plans,
which arose in the immediate postwar period, show quite substantial deviations
even from the copies previously described. In 1946, Arie (Aleksander)
Kudlik drew a plan, in which merely the second of the two extermination facilities
is to be seen in ‘Camp II’, but there are five circles designated as
“crematoria.” 234 The plan produced by the witnesses Laks and P�atkiewicz
deviates even more drastically from those more familiar. 235 N. Blumental, who
published this drawing in 1946, described its origin as follows: 236
“The copy of the plan ‘Death Camp Treblinka,’ together with the explanation
relating to it, was sent to the Jewish Central Historical Commission
by Moszek Laks, who was called ‘Mietek’ in Treblinka. He arrived in
the camp from Suchedniów (Kielce district) on September 22, 1942. According
to the statement of the witness, the plan was made by him and by
Mr. P�atkiewicz during his stay in the camp. The witness took part in the
revolt and then escaped into the woods with the plan. From August 2 until
January 17, 1945, Herr Laks remained in hiding. His credibility is confirmed
by: Maniek P�atkiewicz, who participated in the Treblinka revolt.
They drew the plan while peeling potatoes in the cellar during their stay in
Treblinka. The witnesses have produced the original made in Treblinka, on
which basis a corresponding copy was made.”
232
See Document 11 in the Appendix.
233
See Document 12 in the Appendix.
234
See Document 13 in the Appendix.
235
See Document 14 in the Appendix.
236
Wydawnictwo Centralnej �ydowskiej Komisji Historycznej (ed.), Dokumenty i Materia�y,
op. cit. (note 40), p. 190.