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1943-03-02 / Construction Report on Crematorium IV at Auschwitz-Birkenau: “Concreting the Floor in the Gas chamber”

Introduction

Daily construction report from the firm W. Riedel & Sohn, dated 2 March 1943, detailing the work carried out on Crematorium IV at Auschwitz. The document records the number of workers present, the hours they worked, and the tasks completed that day—from plastering walls and fitting ventilation elements to “concreting the floor in the gas chamber.”

Document

Daily report dated March 2, 1943 on Auschwitz crematorium 4 gas chamber
Daily report dated March 2, 1943
Daily report dated March 2, 1943 on Auschwitz crematorium 4 gas chamber
Daily report dated March 2, 1943
Daily report dated March 2, 1943 on Auschwitz crematorium 4 gas chamber
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W. RIEDEL & Sohn
Eisenbeton- und Hochbau
Bielitz

Tagesbericht

Dienstag, den 2.3.1943

Baustelle: Einäscherungsanlage 4

[…]

Arbeiter- und Stundenzahl
Arbeiterzahl Arbeitsstunden
Polier 2 19 1/2
Maurer 23 218 1/2
Zimmerleute 2 19
Arbeiter 56 542 1/2
Maschinist – –
Schmiede – –
Bauschr 1 10
84 809 1/2

Materiallieferung 4 Stck Pinsel

Tagesleistungen

Position Art und Menge der geleisteten Arbeiten

1. Weitere Fortsetzung mit Decken und Wänden verputzen
2. Dachbinder über d. Ofen vermauern und Dachplatten einzementieren
3. Entlüftungsfenster und Türstöcke verziehen u. verputzen
4. Türstöcke in u. Fensterramen [sic] mit Mörtel austreichen
5. Fußboden Aufschüttung auffühlen [sic], stampfen und Fußboden betonieren im [sic] Gasskammer [sic]
6. 4 Maurer bei Ofenbau Kremat. 3
7. Ordnungsdienst Unterkunft

i.A. [Unterschrift]

W. RIEDEL & Son
Reinforced-Concrete and Building Construction
Bielitz

Daily Report
Tuesday, 2 March 1943

Construction site: Incineration Facility 4

[…]
Workers and Hours
Number of workers Working hours
Foreman 2 19 1/2
Bricklayers 23 218 1/2
Carpenters 2 19
Laborers 56 542 1/2
Machine operator – –
Smiths – –
Construction clerk 1 10
Total 84 809 1/2

Delivery of materials: 4 pcs. brushes

Daily Work Performance

Position – Type and quantity of work carried out

1. Further continuation of plastering ceilings and walls

2. Bricklaying the roof trusses above the oven and cementing in the roof slabs

3. Straightening and plastering the ventilation windows and doorframes

4. Coating doorframes and window frames with mortar

5. Filling up the floor backfill, tamping, and concreting the floor in the gas chamber

6. 4 masons working on oven construction Crem. 3

7. Order service in the quarters

pp. [signature]

Archivial reference:

APMO, BW 30/28, page 68.

Image from https://www.auschwitz.org/en/stop-denial/no-mentions-of-extermination-in-documents/
Signature from https://phdn.org/archives/holocaust-history.org/auschwitz/pressac/technique-and-operation/pressac0446.shtml

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