The Leuchter Report

The Holocaust refers to the genocide of six million Jewish people during World War II under Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime. Although the Holocaust is widely considered to be one of the heaviest documented events in history, certain groups deny that the Holocaust took place at all or minimize the extent to which occurred. There are many variations in what these modern Anti-Semite groups believe, but there are generally three main categories into which their views fall: The Holocaust was faked (Holocaust truther); The Holocaust didn’t happen at all (Holocaust denier); the Holocaust wasn't as extreme as most believe (Holocaust revisionist). In addition to these broad categories, other popular beliefs among this movement include that the there was …show more content…
Some of the most well-known include:

Fred Leuchter. He has had a substantial influence with American Holocaust deniers, creating The Leuchter Report that claimed to have proof that Auschwitz lacked gas chambers—this Report has been meticulously discredited.

David Duke. Former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and State Representative of Louisiana, Duke is a self-proclaimed white nationalist politician who has been vocal about Holocaust denial, in addition to white supremacy and other racial agendas.

Mark Weber. He directs the Institute for Historical Review, which is known for its publication of Holocaust denial material.

Gerd Honsik.The author of Hitler Innocent? in which he attempts to justify the acts of Hitler and the Nazis during the Holocaust.

These are just a few of the most prominent and well-known Holocaust deniers, but there are thousands of others who continue to push their agenda. Many feel so strongly that they have been imprisoned for making such claims, as Holocaust denial and any Neo-Nazi promotion is illegal in countries such as Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and …show more content…
They intentionally wrote down as little as possible and most of the demands were given verbally so the trail of their agenda was severely lacking. Hitler did not allow his intentions to be specifically mentioned in any documentation—codenames and euphemisms were used to minimize the harsh reality. Instead of saying that the Nazis would forcefully remove Jewish citizens to concentration camps, Hitler referred to it as "resettlement to the East"; instead of saying "killing", the Jews would be receiving "special treatment". This vagueness was intended to keep the victims and the public in the dark for fear of backlash. The Nazi regime was also careful to destroy forensic evidence of their mass murder. Despite the lack of "concrete" evidence, the proof, in fact, is multi-faceted. There are countless documents (an estimated 3,000) obtained by Allied groups which include catalogs of cremated bodies and detailed reports of murders. Most compelling, however, are the first-hand testimonies from the victims who were able to escape the horrific camps as well as the pictures and videos documenting the aftermath of Nazi efforts. Many Nazi leaders put on trial never actually denied the occurrence of their war crimes, but simply stated that they were "following orders". The proof is so apparent and undeniable to most that Judge Thomas T. Johnson of the California Supreme Court ruled that,

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