Contemporary Source

1943-05-00 Report by Franke-Gricksch on Mass Extermination of Jews in Auschwitz Birkenau

The Franke-Gricksch Report was written by SS officer Alfred Franke-Gricksch following his visit to the Auschwitz concentration camp in May 1943. It describes in detail the processes involved in the mass extermination of Jews, including the use of gas chambers and crematoria.