Gas Vans During The Holocaust

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Gas Chambers/Gas Vans During the Holocaust

Gas chambers and gas vans were one of the important tools for the Nazi’s during World War II. The gas vans were vans that filled with gas and gas chambers were littles rooms that would fill with gas. Many people were killed in gas chamber and gas vans. After June 1941, instead of mass shooting of civilians the Nazi’s would experiment with gas vans for many killings.The use of gas vans began after Einsatzgruppen members complained of mental anguish caused by shooting large numbers of women and children. It did not involve a one on one relationships. In addition gas facilities could kill many more people at one time. It was also proven to be less costly. Einsatzgruppen would gas hundreds of people,