There was a punishment in the basement of block 11 of Auschwitz, and it left no marks on the flesh, yet teddy-bears with the inside broken out. These were referred to as Standing Cells. These were small stone boxes, small enough to make one feel like being an imprisoned bird in a chimney. No Space to Move The guards would snatch four inmates and make them get on their knees and squeeze through a small opening on the wall. As soon as they got inside, the door was closed. Space was inadequate to sit down. Space was lacking to bend the knees. The four individuals were forced to stand together, shoulder to shoulder in the dark and breathe on one another hours on. A Day of Work, A Night of Standing What made this so really evil was the time of the year. These prisoners were not confined in the cells throughout the day. When the daytime came, they were capitalized to work hard just like the rest of the people. These prisoners were sent to the basement, whereas the remaining part of the...
The most terrifying thing that happened during the Holocaust was that the Nazis didn't just use gas.
The most terrifying thing that happened during the Holocaust was that the Nazis didn't just use gas. They used human lives as guinea pigs in cruel scientific experiments. There are records of attempts to kill people in terrible ways with electricity before they opted for gas because it was easier.
In the Belzec concentration camp in Poland, there are accounts of a room with a metal floor. The Nazis would flood the floor with water and force people inside. Then, they would connect a strong electric current that passed through the water and the metal. They stopped because the electric current caused a short circuit in the local power grid. For the Nazis, this was not a moral issue, but a technical one, which they could cover up.
Electricity also killed people in concentration camps like Auschwitz. These barbed wire fences conducted about 6,000 volts. Guards used them to kill prisoners, pushing them against the wires or pulling them close while shooting. Prisoners described these deaths as "going into the wire."
And the worst part was the doctors' experiments. Doctors like Friedrich Mennecke administered electric shocks to prisoners to see how many heart rates the human heart could withstand before stopping. They also had hand-held generators to administer shocks to people during interrogations.
It's disturbing that the Nazis discontinued the use of electricity simply because gas was easier to use. This demonstrates that they were not only murderers, but also sought the most efficient method of killing.
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