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The Euthanasia Program

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The beginning of gas chambers was in the beginning of 1940. The gas chambers were used to kill millions of people with any sort of disability. Gas chambers were part of the Euthanasia Program. The Euthanasia Program was known to kill anyone who was deemed not fit to live. There was six gassing stations: Bernburg, Brandenburg, Grafeneck, Hadamar, and Sonnenstein. These stations used mainly undiluted carbon monoxide gas. Gas vans weren’t exposed until 1941. The name of the gas vans were called Einsatzgruppen. The vans were sealed shut so the gas from the inside reaches the back. The vans were designed because the Germans were tired of shooting people. So, they decided to gas people for cost reasons and fatigue. Many members of the SS believed

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