Judgment at Nuremberg - The Mechanics of Mass Execution Explained
Werner Lampe: [the other defendants are silent; turns to another prisoner; [Adolf Eichmann|Eichmann; scoffs]
You do not think it was like that, do you? There were executions, yes, but nothing like that. Nothing at all! Pöhl. Pöhl! You ran those concentration camps, you and ]. They say we killed millions of people. Millions of people! How could it be possible? Tell them, how could it be possible?
Pöhl: [matter-of-fact]
It's possible.
Werner Lampe: [aghast]
How?
Pöhl:
You mean, technically? It all depends on your facilities. Say you have two chambers to accommodate 2000 people apiece. Figure it out. It's possible to get rid of 10,000 in a half hour. You don't even need knives to do it. You can tell them they're going to take a shower, then instead of water, you turn on the gas. It's not the killing that's the problem, it's disposing of the bodies. That's the problem.
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