Monday, February 12, 2018
What is Zyklon B?
Zyklon B is a cyanide-based pesticide invented in Germany in the early 1920's. It consisted of hydrogen cyanide as well as a cautionary eye irritant. Why this product is relevant because of the use of it during Nazi Germany. They used Zyklon B to kill about two million people in gas chambers. Some of the camps that used Zyklon B are, Auschwitz and Majdanek to name a few. This cyanide is a poisonous gas that interferes with cellular respiration, so it affects your ability to breathe. Tesch was the person who sold this Zyklon B to Nazi Germany. He was later executed after they found out he willing sold Zyklon B to the SS, he knew the SS used it as a chemical weapon to kill Jews.
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Its crazy how Nazi Germany was able to come across this gas and how people of Germany or of the word weren't suspicious of what was happening with lots of this gas. This post really helps me understand a little more about this poisonous gas but it also makes me want to investigate a little more about it, like how the Nazis came across it.
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