"On Auschwitz" (6): the first crematorium and the Sonderkommando in Auschwitz

From the beginning of the existence of the German Auschwitz camp,
the bodies of murdered prisoners were incinerated. The first
crematorium on the grounds of the camp was opened in August 1940
and, of course, prisoners of the camp had to work there. The
situation of this work group changed when the killing of people
in gas chambers began in the camp. The Sonderkommando was then
formed. Paweł Sawicki spoke to Dr. Igor Bartosik of the Memorial
Research Centre about the beginnings of this special work unit.