80 Crematoria (Holocaust: Reinhard)
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This article is from the Holocaust FAQ, by Ken McVay kmcvay@nizkor.org with numerous contributions by others.
80 Crematoria (Holocaust: Reinhard)
Unlike Auschwitz, the Reinhard camps were not equipped for the
cremation of bodies. Until the end of 1942, bodies were buried or
burned in huge pits. In early 1943, the SS began using pyres, built
above-ground, in an effort to speed up the disposal of the bodies,
and to eliminate evidence of the extermination activity.
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