The Holocaust Historiography Project
Auschwitz, by J.-C. Pressac
Document 4 Document 4
[PMO file BW 30/30,
page 1 (microfilm 1255)]

Translation:
[manuscript] Subj: Krema
19th December 44
Jes/Wi
To the
Waffen SS and Police Central
Construction Management
Auschwitz
Handed to SS Lieutenant Jothan[n]
As agreed, we transfer to you 15 sheets of original drawings and prints to be used as you see fit.
Heil Hitler!
H u t a
Hoch- und Tiefbau A-G
Kattowitz Branch
Encl.:
Original drawings
No. 109/1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
8, 9, 10, 11, 13+14
Prints:
No. 109/15 and 16

HUTA DRAWING 109/10 OF 13/11/42
[PMO Archives file BW 30/21, first drawing, neg. no. 20946/4]
Betr. Auschwitz Kr/ Subject: Auschwitz Krematorium
Decke über dem Müllverbrennungsraum/ Ceiling over the waste incinerator room Scale
1:25
Projekt Nr. 7-15/IV, Blatt Nr 10/ Project no. 7015/IV, Sheet 10

Translation of inscriptions:
From top to bottom and left to right):
· Unterzug I u. II / Beams 1 and 2
· Pos. 41 u. 42 / Positions 41 and 42 [refers to the supplementary static calculations for Krematorium II of 12th November 1942 by Dziubany, a Huta employee (PMO BW 30/40)]
· Bügel / Stirrup reinforcement
· Schnitt a- / Section a-a
· Pos. 6, 7, 8, 9 und für Unterzug II Pos. 42 / Positions 6, 7, 8, 9 and for beam II position 42 [refers to Huta static calculations of 29th August and 22nd October 1942 for:
· the external walls of Leichenkeller 1 (pos. 6),
· the reinforced concrete roof of Leichenkeller 2 (pos. 7)
· the longitudinal beam above the supporting pillars of Leichenkeller 2 (pos. 8)
· and the cross-beams perpendicular to the row of pillars of Leichenkeller 2 (pos. 9)]
· Türstürz Pos. 16/ Door linter pos. 16 [BW 30/40]
· Schnitt b-b/ Section b-b
·
Column headings:
· Nr / No.
· Anzahl / Number
· Diameter /Diameter
· Länge/ Length
· Ges. Länge / Total length
· Ges. Gewicht / Total weight
This Huta drawing is of little interest except as an illumination of the degree of civilian participation in the design and construction of the Birkenau Krematorien.