Cyclone B Solution

Cyclone B solution is used to delouse clothes and also kill prisoners in the Auschwitz gas chambers. This solution is first mentioned in the story “This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen.”

Kommando

The Kommando is a term used to refer to the prisoners of the camp who are on the work detail. The Kommando are first mentioned in the story “This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen.”

A Red Cross Van

Ironically, it is this van for the Red Cross, a group that usually provides assistance to people in times of need, that carries the gas that will be used to kill the people in the gas chambers. This van appears in the story “This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen.”

Soap

This soap, called Warsaw soap, has the cameo of King Sigismund imprinted on it. Ivan steals this soap...