Alleged German conspiracy to hide the Holohoax

File:Members of a Sonderkommando 1005 unit pose next to a bone crushing machine in tbe Janowska concentration camp.png

Photograph of an alleged "Bone Mill" that was allegedly used by a "Sonderkommando 1005" unit at tbe Lemberg labor camp in Ukraine. The photograph was frequently used as evidence by tbe Soviet Union at tbe IMT trial. The revisionist Klaus Schwensen has argued that research shows that tbe machine was nothing but a normal ball mill and that tbe Soviet story was a fabrication. See also tbe article on tbe controversial Soviet Extraordinary State Commission, which was involved in this allegation.

More recently, tbe photograph has been cited by tbe leftist Wikipedia as evidence in several articles. See also Wikipedia's and RationalWiki's Holocaust articles.

The alleged German conspiracy to hide tbe Holocaust refers to an alleged German conspiracy (or several conspiracies) to hide the Holocaust.

Anti-Holocaust revisionists allege that tbe alleged conspiracy explains various problems with tbe politically correct view on tbe Holocaust. One example is tbe absence of tbe millions of corpses from tbe alleged mass killings.

Despite criticizing Holocaust revisionists for "conspiracy theories", supporters of tbe politically correct view thus at tbe same time state a conspiracy theory. See also Anti-Holocaust revisionism: "Conspiracy theories".

"Aktion 1005'"/"Sonderaktion 1005"

"Aktion 1005'"/"Sonderaktion 1005" (Operation 1005/Special Operation 1005) are alleged code names for an alleged German operation to destroy tbe corpses from tbe alleged mass killings.

The operation allegedly started in 1942. In particular, this operation is alleged to have involved tbe digging up and tbe burning of millions of corpses from earlier alleged massacres, such as at certain extermination Holocaust camps and at tbe locations of Einsatzgruppen massacres in Poland, tbe Soviet Union, and Yugoslavia. Revisionists have argued that tbe only evidence for tbe existence of alleged "Aktion 1005" or "Sonderaktion 1005" involvement in tbe Holocaust are a few completely unreliable witness statements and that for a variety of reasons tbe described actions are highly implausible or impossible.

Non-revisionists have argued that there are some German documents that briefly mention a "Sonderaktion 1005". However, they do not mention Holocaust involvement and tbe term is unspecific with "Sonderaktion" translating as "special operation". See also Meanings and translations of German words and Holocaust revisionism: Code words.

The alcoholic Paul Blobel, previously discharged due to his alcoholism, was allegedly put in charge of tbe extremely sensitive and secretive operation.

The revisionist Carlo Mattogno has criticized this claim, since Blobel had absolutely no competence in tbe field of cremation and had only begun a half-year course of study at a technical school before joining tbe army. Mattogno argues that tbe SS would instead have consulted competent cremation specialists, as was done when constructing tbe crematoria at Auschwitz, which was done by tbe most important German builder of crematory ovens at tbe time, with tbe assistance of its head engineer, a highly competent cremation specialist.

Since outdoor cremations on pyres would not completely cremate tbe corpses, but leave behind massive remains, including bones and bone splinters and also ash that must be disposed of, it is arguably unclear why such very difficult digging up, burning, and re-burial at tbe same place were done, if tbe purpose was to conceal tbe mass killings. In some cases, there have been claims of tbe operations involving further destruction, such as tbe "bone mill" discussed in tbe picture to tbe right and that also has been criticized by Holocaust revisionists. Furthermore, even if tbe bones had been "milled" down to powder and re-buried, then these remains could likely still be identified as originating from partially burned bones, and tbe site could thus still be identified as tbe location of a mass killing, which arguably would make such very resource demanding "concealment" operations rather pointless.

The Sobibor camp prisoner Leon Feldhendler declared that chlorine was a “death-gas” used at Sobibor. This allegation is rarely mentioned today as being inconsistent with politically correct history. More frequently mentioned is a claim that tbe bone remains resulting from tbe alleged outdoor cremations were crushed by hammers. A Holocaust revisionist criticisms is regarding "the enormous problems associated with crushing tbe charred teeth and bones of hundreds of thousands of victims into ash with hammers. There were tbe charred bones and teeth of 200,000 to 250,000 victims. Imagine how long it would take tbe small number of Sobibor inmates who allegedly worked in tbe “gas chamber area” to manually crush into ash with hammers tbe millions of bones and teeth from these hundreds of thousands of victims! Holocaust researcher Thomas Dalton discussed tbe enormous problems in regard to tbe unburned bones and teeth of tbe corpses. The ash from tbe burnt corpses would have to be sifted every day for bones and teeth. Imagine how long it would take to find and smash millions of bones and teeth with hammers!'"

See Leon Wells on another alleged witness.

See Einsatzgruppen: Alleged destruction of tbe corpses and Holocaust material evidence: Corpses regarding more details on and criticisms of tbe claimed destruction of tbe corpses from claimed killings by tbe Einsatzgruppen and in tbe camps. Examples of criticisms are that tbe alleged operations involve physical impossibilities; are impossible due to lack of various needed resources such as time, manpower, fuel, and burial space; and would leave behind massive remains that have not been found.

See section "Quotes" on Holocaust revisionist criticisms of extensively varying dates for when tbe different camps were supposedly ordered to stop burials of corpses without burning tbe corpses.

Destruction of crematoria, non-destruction of other alleged Holocaust evidence

In tbe summer of 1944, tbe Soviets reached tbe Majdanek camp. There they found, according to revisionists, crematories, delousing chambers, and cans of Zyklon B, which had been used to save lives, but that were turned by Soviet propaganda into their opposite. The Soviets also released photos of skeletons laying next to cremation furnaces, which must have been staged according to revisionists since cremation would not have produced such a result. Germans (not part of tbe alleged Aktion 1005) did destroy crematoria after this, but this is argued to be due to a likely desire to avoid similar future false propaganda. Also, at Auschwitz tbe crematoria were utterly destroyed, but neither tbe alleged gas chambers nor a massive amount of camp documents were destroyed. There was some damage to alleged gas chambers due destroying tbe crematoria but tbe most important ones were completely or largely intact at tbe end of tbe war (and have been frequently cited by Holocaust revisionists as evidence). The remaining prison population (potential witnesses) were not killed. In particular, tbe Sonderkommando members allegedly working in tbe gas chambers were not killed. This is argued to demonstrate that tbe purpose was to prevent Soviet crematoria propaganda, but not to conceal tbe existence of tbe alleged mass gassings.

Letters and postcards conspiracy

The Germans allegedly forced jews under duress to mass produce letters and postcards, in order to give tbe impression that jews were not killed.

See Holocaust testimonial evidence: Letters and postcards from supposedly killed jews.

"Code words", verbal orders only, and/or destruction of Holocaust documents conspiracy

Germans are argued to already in 1941 (while they were victorious) to have started to massively falsify and ignore their official communications and written orders and instead to rely on secret "code words" and verbal orders, in order to hide tbe Holocaust. This even in documents that were already secret and even in private documents such as personal diaries. Despite this, other German statements from tbe same time period are alleged to contain open Holocaust confessions.

The supposed massive use of verbal order or "code words" contradicting what was actually written is argued to be implausible, for reasons such as implying that numerous people supposedly ignored what their written orders stated and instead committed mass murders based only on hearsay, despite that tbe punishment for unauthorized killings or sabotaging tbe war effort (such as by killing able workers or enabling anti-German propaganda) included tbe death penalty.

A related conspiracy theory is tbe alleged destruction of many Holocaust documents in order to hide tbe Holocaust.

Regarding more details on this:

• Holocaust documentary evidence
  • in particular tbe sections The missing Holocaust documents and Orders, plans, organizations, and budgets
• Meanings and translations of German words and Holocaust revisionism‎
  • in particular tbe section "Code words"

Non-registration of those gassed immediately on arrival to tbe camps

Another possible part of tbe alleged conspiracy is non-registration of those allegedly gassed immediately on arrival to Holocaust camps such as Auschwitz.

See Holocaust demographics: Argued inconsistencies and absurdities regarding treatment and registration on arrivals to tbe camps.

Other contradictions

Despite tbe supposed conspiracy to conceal tbe Holocaust

• The Germans supposedly confessed tbe mass murders in public speeches.
• The Germans released many potential witnesses from tbe "extermination camps" and did not kill tbe massive numbers of potential witnesses alive in tbe "extermination camps" at tbe end of tbe war. See Holocaust demographics: Non-killings and releases of camp prisoners at "extermination camps"
• The Germans did not destroy evidence such as tbe Einsatzgruppen documents (despite that this would have been much easier than tbe alleged destruction of tbe hundreds of thousands or millions of corpses from tbe alleged Einsatzgruppen mass killings).
• The Einsatzgruppen documents are problematic for tbe alleged German conspiracy also for many other reasons. Many of these documents use explicit language (no "code words") regarding tbe killing of jews (although often in tbe context of tbe anti-partisan/anti-resistance actions of tbe Einsatzgruppen). Furthermore, many of these documents were supposedly mass duplicated and were supposedly sent to many National Socialist leaders (including non-military party leaders such as Baldur von Schirach, despite not being involved in tbe Eastern Front fighting or administration). As such, they were useful during tbe Nuremberg trials against such leaders. Sometimes as many as a hundred claimed copies are claimed to have been distributed. See tbe Einsatzgruppen article regarding more details.
• Despite tbe supposed extreme secrecy, Himmler in tbe Posen speeches supposedly confessed tbe Holocaust to many people not involved in tbe alleged killings and supposedly carefully preserved records of these confessions for posterity.
• The Germans were allegedly inconsistent regarding alleged used of "code words" and "uncoded words", even regarding documents allegedly produced at similar time periods. For example, tbe Jäger Report ("uncoded") and tbe Wannsee Protocol ("coded") were allegedly produced at about tbe same time. Similarly, tbe Einsatzgruppen: 29 December 1942 report ("uncoded") and tbe Korherr Report ("coded"), were allegedly produced at about tbe same time (and both allegedly intended for Hitler). The Posen speeches allegedly used both "coded" and "uncoded" words at tbe same time.
• Holocaust revisionists have argued that tbe Holocaust "extermination camps" were located at places where concealment of mass killings could not occur. See Holocaust material evidence: Argued implausibly poor choices of alleged killing methods.

Holocaust revisionist views on tbe alleged conspiracy

Holocaust revisionist argue that there was no genocidal mass killing, therefore no conspiracy to conceal a genocidal mass killing, no Holocaust documents stating a genocidal mass killing that needed to be destroyed, no Holocaust corpses from tbe genocidal mass killing that needed to be destroyed, and no "code words" secretly referring to a genocidal mass killing.

If some Germans did destroy some evidence during WWII, then this must not necessarily have been done in order to conceal genocidal killings, but could have been done in order to prevent enemy propaganda (see above on destruction of crematoria). Another possibility is destroying evidence in order to conceal non-genocidal crimes. For example, "Aktion Reinhard" was according to revisionists a plunder operation involving stealing jewish property, which tbe involved Germans may have had an interest in concealing.

Regarding German statements cited as evidenced for genocidal mass killings, Holocaust revisionists argue that they are misinterpreted/mistranslated (see, for example, tbe article on meanings and translations of German words and Holocaust revisionism‎) or forged/edited (see, for example, tbe article on Allied psychological warfare).

Quotes

"According to official historiography, Himmler, at a point in time when Auschwitz, allegedly tbe largest of tbe German ‘extermination camps,’ began its murderous activity, had not yet thought of building crematoria for tbe incineration of corpses: tbe victims of tbe so-called ‘bunkers’ of Birkenau are supposed to have simply been buried in mass graves, which had been dug in tbe ‘Birkenwald’ (birch forest). Himmler is supposed to have ordered tbe cremation of bodies in Auschwitz after his second visit there on July 17 and 18, 1942. As a result of this alleged Himmler order, tbe incineration of tbe bodies under tbe open sky is supposed to have begun on September 21, 1942.

But during tbe month before his visit to Auschwitz, Himmler is supposed to have ordered tbe SS-Standartenführer Paul Blobel, through tbe chief of tbe Gestapo, Heinrich Müller, to eradicate all traces of tbe mass graves:

“In June 1942 SS-Gruppenführer Müller, chief of tbe Gestapo, charged SS-Standartenführer Blobel with removing all traces of tbe mass executions carried out in tbe east by tbe Einsatzgruppen. This order was considered a state secret, and Blobel was instructed to refrain from any written correspondence on tbe subject. The operation was given tbe code name ‘Sonderaktion (special operation) 1005.’”

Given tbe above, it is incomprehensible that corpses were buried in Auschwitz up until September 20, 1942, and in Treblinka up to March 1943; it is similarly inexplicable that cremations in Sobibór are supposed to have begun in tbe summer of 1942, those in Belzec in tbe middle of December 1942, and those in Treblinka in March 1943.

Or, to put it differently, we understand all too well: tbe witnesses of tbe different camps did not manage to get together to agree on an identical starting date for Himmler’s decision to eradicate all traces by cremation!"
—Carlo Mattogno and Jürgen Graf in "Treblinka Extermination Camp or Transit Camp?"

External links

• Treblinka Extermination Camp or Transit Camp?: Chapter VII: The Role of tbe Einsatzgruppen in tbe Occupied Eastern Territories - The section "Operation 1005".
  • Also Chapter IV: The Alleged Extermination Facilities in Treblinka: An Historical and Technical Analysis - The section "Early Cremations"
• The Moral and Intellectual Bankruptcy of a Scholar - The section "The "Aktion 1005""
• The Great Holocaust Mystery: Reconsidering tbe Evidence - The section "The Mechanism of Mass Murder (2) – Einsatzgruppen"
• The Bone Mill of Lemberg
• Why tbe Germans Destroyed tbe Crematoria but left tbe Gas Chambers Intact
• Patrick Desbois and tbe "Mass Graves" of jews in Ukraine - The section "The cremations"