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- Zyklon B - Wikipedia
Zyklon B (German: [tsyˈkloːn ˈbeː] ⓘ; translated Cyclone B) was the trade name of a cyanide-based pesticide invented in Germany in the early 1920s It consists of hydrogen cyanide (prussic acid), as well as a cautionary eye irritant and one of several adsorbents such as diatomaceous earth
- The Horror of Gas Chamber Poison Zyklon B - ThoughtCo
Beginning in September 1941, Zyklon B, the brand name for hydrogen cyanide (HCN), was the poison used to kill at least a million people in gas chambers at Nazi concentration and death camps such as Auschwitz and Majdanek, both in Poland
- Zyklon B - Holocaust Encyclopedia
Around the same time, DEGESCH developed a superior substitute product for Zyklon, called “Zyklon B,” which was liquid hydrogen cyanide mixed with a chemical stabilizer and a teargas (as a warning agent) absorbed on diatomaceous earth
- Zyklon-B | Description, Manufacturer, Facts | Britannica
Zyklon-B, brand name for a hydrogen cyanide–based chemical compound initially created as a pesticide and rodenticide in the early 1920s in Germany Zyklon-B is a carrier for the gas hydrogen cyanide (HCN); a solution of HCN in water is called hydrocyanic acid or prussic acid
- How an ordinary pesticide became the Nazis most deadly killer in the . . .
The notorious product known as Zyklon B originally began as a pesticide that chemists designed it for pest control in commercial and agricultural storage spaces However, only a few years later, the Nazis turned it into the most deadly chemical weapon used in the Holocaust
- zyklon B Stop denial Auschwitz-Birkenau
All the collected documents show that Zyklon B was used in Auschwitz concentration camp both for disinfection as well as for mass extermination of people in gas chambers
- Nazi Gas Chambers | Holocaust Encyclopedia
During World War II, the Nazis murdered millions of people in gas chambers using carbon monoxide and Zyklon B Most victims killed by poisonous gas were Jews
- Zyklon B - Yad Vashem
Zyklon B was delivered to the camps in crystal pellet form As soon as the pellets were exposed to air they turned into poisonous gas A Nazi equipped with a gas mask would empty the crystals into the packed gas chamber through a small opening Within minutes, the victims were dead
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