Check out our large inventory of pertinent titles on the contentious topics of. The leuchter report illustrated with photographs taken at. Here are just a facts about the report mcvay, 1998. In the original leuchter report, leuchter claimed that there was no ventilation system in the gas chambers of crematoria ii and iii, so the gas chambers could only have been used once a week 41 and there would have been time for the cyanide to react with the iron in the bricks and form iron blue 42. Pressacs critique paul grubach in early 1988, american execution hardware expert fred a. The leuchter report has been translated into many languages including german. Leuchters conclusion, that the presentday remains of the gas chambers have an absence of any consequential readings of hcn, proves nothing about the. Be sure to read other important holocaust handbooks that help expose the racist antigentile hoax called the jewish holocaust or shoah. The leuchter report 14 english and german stormfront. Full text of the leuchter report see other formats the leuchter the end of a myth a report on the alleged execution gas chambers at auschwitz, birkenau and majdanek, poland by an execution equipment expert table of contents.
Leuchter is perhaps best known as the author of four controversial forensic. The leuchter report the end of a myth the holocaust. After a study of the available literature, examination and evaluation of the existing facilities at auschwitz, birkenau and majdanek, with expert knowledge of the design criteria for gas chamber operation, an investigation of crematory technology and an inspection of modern crematories, the author finds no evidence that any of the facilities normally. Letter from bill armontrout, warden of missouri state penitentiary appendix 8. The end of a myth a report on the alleged execution gas chambers at auschwitz, birkenau and majdanek, poland by an execution equipment expert. Leuchter s findings were surprising, no cyanide whatsoever. Such declarations of victory over the myth were quite frequent in those days immediately after the release of the leuchter report. The intellectually barren wasteland of holocaust denial.
The truth about the leuchter report part two malcolm. The leuchter report is a pseudoscientific document authored by american execution technician. The report was published after the trial as the leuchter report. Leuchter, a consultant in the united states for the. Time and reason will vindicate the leuchter report. Much less wellknown is that three later leuchter reports were also published and that the leuchter reports did not discuss just zyklon b derivatives, but also many other aspects of the camps and which were argued to support holocaust revisionism. What is the leuchter report in 1988, ernst zundel, a germancanadian holocaust denier, was put on trial in canada for spreading false news. Prior to this, he had been contracted by the authorities of several states in the u. At the end of this first leuchter report, the reader will find several additional chapters, which explain in more detail the issues involved.
Leuchter, 45, is an engineer living in boston, massachusetts, who specialized in the design of execution hardware used in prisons throughout the united states. Sep 14, 20 the claims in the leuchter report have been debunked. Leuchter report holocaust denial history auschwitz. He would be an excellent professor and has the real gift of. The socalled leuchter report of an american engineer who was paid a large amount of money to go to poland and illegally collect samples from the auschwitz gas chambers and test them for the presence of cyanide and present his findings in defense of holocaust denier ernst zundel. And didnt understand the many factors that affected the results. Leuchter, a consultant in the united states for the design, construction and maintenance of execution gas chambers, the report sets out the methodology and findings of the first forensic investigation of the actual sites in poland where the gassings are alleged to have occurred. Fred leuchter, who does not have a degree in engineering, has been discredited as a gas chamber expert and he no longer works as a gas chamber consultant. The leuchter report is a document authored by american execution technician fred a.
Leuchters findings were surprising, no cyanide whatsoever. Leuchter compiled the report in 1988 with the intention of investigating the feasibility of mass homicidal gassings at nazi extermination camps, specifically at auschwitz. Publishers comments foreword by robert faurisson purpose background scope synopsis and findings methodology use of hcn and zyklon b as fumigant design criteria for a. The leuchter report by germar rudolf holocaust, new books. Leuchter report the best known expert analysis of this variety is the socalled leuchter report, issued by an american manufacturer of execution equipment and proclaimed by the deniers in 1988 as a revelation on an international scale and a watershed in perceptions of auschwitz. One of his particular tasks was the modernization of the execution gas chamber in the penitentiary at jefferson city, missouri. Much less wellknown is that three later leuchter reports were also published and that the leuchter reports did not discuss just zyklon b derivatives, but also many other aspects of the camps and which were argued to. A report on the alleged execution gas chambers at auschwitz, birkenau and majdanek, poland by an execution. But unfortunately it turned out that the last part of this statement was a myth itself, because 25 years later, the holocaust myth is very. Technical evaluation of jeanclaude pressacs book auschwitz.
It is only aiming to show leuchter as a corrupt and ugly person without scientific skills who wrote a false report for good money. Scientific report concludes there were no gas chambers at auschwitz a report on the alleged execution gas chambers at auschwitz, birkenau and majdanek, poland by an execution equipment expert. Old fashioned historians have always conducted endless learned debates about meanings and interpretations, and the more indolent among them have developed a subsidiary black art of dreading between the. Leuchter a scientific report on the alleged execution gas chambers at auschwitz, birkenau and majdanek, poland. Leuchter took samples from the reconstructed gas chamber in auschwitz i. Letter from fred leuchter to alpha analytical laboratory, dated march 9, 1998. His heroes have included lion tamers, topiary gardeners, robot designers, wild turkey callers, autistics, death row. Foreword to the original first report by robert faurisson. The leuchter report in early 1988, leuchter and his team. Throughout his work, documentary filmmaker errol morris has sought out characters lost in their own eccentric worlds, and he has managed to convey their sense of wonder with their passion, be it a. But unfortunately it turned out that the last part of this statement was a myth itself, because 25 years later, the holocaust myth is very much alive. Documents on fred leuchter and the leuchter report. The leuchter report is a pseudoscientific document authored by american execution technician fred a. This is the seventh documentary by morris, who combines dreamlike visual montages with music by caleb sampson to create a movie that is more reverie and meditation than reportage.
The leuchter report contains a range of other mendacious assertions and speculation intended to call into question the fact that the gas chambers were used to kill people, and the crematoria to burn corpses on a mass scale. It is also important to know that there was not only one leuchter report but the total of 4 reports, the later ones including the. Leuchter compiled the report in 1988 with the intention of investigating the feasibility of mass homicidal gassings at nazi extermination camps, specifically at. Leuchter, the american expert for execution technologies, was asked by germancanadian ernst zundel to go to poland and. The purpose of the investigation and subsequent report does not include a determination of any numbers of persons who died or were killed by means other than gassing or as to whether an actual holocaust occurred. Leuchter compiled the report in 1988 with the intention of investigating the feasibility of mass homicidal gassings. Leuchter claims that only 278 people could fit in one gas chamber. However, this has been debunked several times before due to the many methodological flaws.
However, the leuchter report also contained forensic arguments. This report is intended as, and in fact does, support and corroborate the design and construction criteria defined in the leuchter report of april 5, 1988. The leuchter reports critical edition germar rudolf. The truth about the leuchter report part one malcolm. The leuchter report is a revolutionary forensic work debunking the jewish holocaust because it exposes allied psyop wartime propaganda. He went to poland, conducted the forensic examination, wrote his report and testified in a canadian court on behalf of mr. Leuchter states that there were far fewer compounds of hydrogen cyanide in the walls of the gas chambers at auschwitz than in the walls of the disinfection. I have copies of all 4 leuchter report booklets in english. Poland, by zundels samisdat publications, and in england as auschwitz.
Zeitschrift fur osterreichische volkskunde volkskundemuseum wien. Leuchter does not present any evidence that corroborates his claim as a worldwide expert in execution procedures. A report on the alleged execution gas chambers at auschwitz. Leuchter report holocaust denial history auschwitzbirkenau. This article was first published in hard evidence, vol. Fighting pseudoscience and quackery with reason and evidence. Leuchter is perhaps best known as the author of four controversial forensic reports on alleged german wartime extermination gas chambers. The leuchter report is one of those rare and most precious documents. The leuchter report illustrated with photographs taken. This book includes all three of the technical reports of fred leuchter, a specialist in the design. Leuchter, a consultant in the united states for the design, construction and maintenance of execution gas chambers, the report sets out the methodology and findings of the first forensic investigation of the actual sites in.
Fred leuchter is a modest but quietly determined man who speaks precisely. I have multiple copies of each one and i am open to trades. Leuchter, who was commissioned by ernst zundel to defend him at his trial in canada for distributing holocaust denial material. Two recent issues of hard evidence have featured the leuchter report which is supposed to have proved there were no homicidal gas chambers in auschwitz. Dr leuchter was not qualified for the undertaking and thus. If anyone is interested more information can be found at racial observer books under the revision tab.
Publishers comments foreword by robert faurisson purpose background scope synopsis and findings methodology use of hcn and zyklon b as fumigant design. One day, after the dogmatic passions of our era have given way to openmindedness on this most emotioncharged of issues, fred leuchter will be admired as a most remarkable man of integrity and courage who defied powerful forces of bigotry and closemindedness. Leuchter, 45, is an engineer living in boston, massachusetts, who specializes in the design and fabrication of execution hardware used in prisons throughout the united states. We happily provide books and media which are now considered, by many, to be of a politically incorrect nature. Leuchter has designed a lethal injection device and has improved the electric chair. A report on the alleged execution gas chambers at auschwitz, birkenau and majdanek, poland by an execution equipment expert. The leuchter report on the dachau gas chamber is printed here in order to show photos which illustrate and explain the terms used. In 1988 the governors of several american penitentiaries suggested and recommended mr frederick leuchter, an american who had practiced as an inventor and engineer for some years from but not in the state of massachusetts, as an expert witness to defence attorneys acting for canadian. Introduction to the leuchter report click for german translationclick for french translationunlike the writing of history chemistry is an exact science.
Leuchter, the american expert for execution technologies, investigated the facilities in the auschwitz, birkenau, and majdanek camps claimed to have served as chemical slaughterhouses for hundreds of thousands of victims also called gas chambers. One day, after the dogmatic passions of our era have given way to openmindedness on this most emotioncharged of issues, fred leuchter will be admired as a most remarkable man of integrity and courage who defied powerful forces of. It is one of the most documented events in human history. He is a specialist in planning and building execution facilities for american penitentiaries. Morris is drawn to subjects who try to control that which cannot be controlledlife and death. Leuchter is a 46 year old engineer who lives in boston. The truth about the leuchter report part one malcolm nicholson. A scientific report on the alleged execution gas chambers at auschwitz, birkenau and majdanek, poland. The claims in the leuchter report have been debunked.
One of his major projects was the design of a new gas chamber at the missouri state penitentiary at jefferson city. Because of the broad acceptance and use of the leuchter report in europe and throughout the world, and a widespread demand for. The leuchter report is a pseudoscientific report on the gas chambers and crematoria of auschwitz that holocaust deniers frequently appeal to. Leuchter changed the course of history when he concluded in his report that the locations investigated could not have. As part of his defense, zundel commissioned a selfappointed specialist on execution chambers, fred leuchter, to conduct a forensic examination of the gas chambers in auschwitzbirkenau and other camps.
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