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Professor Robert Jan van Pelt, professor of cultural history at the University of Waterloo and one of the leading Auschwitz scholars. Defence expert on the architectural and forensic evidence of mass killing at Auschwitz-Birkenau; the second half of the trial turns on his report.
Where they spoke
| Day | Date | Turns | First line | Chapters spoken in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 09 | 25 Jan | 563 | L0144 | Van Pelt's evidence-in-chief (Rampton examining)Irving cross-examines van Pelt — morning sessionIrving cross-examines van Pelt — afternoon session |
| Day 10 | 26 Jan | 685 | L0025 | Krematorium II photographsThe 'roof holes' argumentOlère drawings + the survivor witness thresholdThe Bimko / Polivoy / Tauber lineupThe Tauber reportZyklon-B truck deliveriesAfternoon: Mulka and the driving permitsZyklon-after-delousing arithmeticArchitectural drawings and the computer modelTopf correspondence on prewarmingAir-raid-shelter codes + bottleneck arithmeticDeborah Dwork + which Auschwitz archives van Pelt used |
| Day 11 | 28 Jan | 639 | L0062 | Van Pelt continues — blueprint walkthroughBlueprints and door alterationsVentilation of the gas chambersWartime economy qualification + first Allied air raidPhotographic evidence — Auschwitz aerial printsHydrogen cyanide release mechanism + roof modificationsRampton re-examines van PeltClosing exchange on the gas chamber mechanism |
| Day 13 | 1 Feb | 52 | L0019 | Procedural opening + brief van Pelt continuation |
| Day 14 | 2 Feb | 74 | L0019 | Procedural opening + residual bundle organisation |