Stills

  • Visiting the memorial on Tiergartenstrasse in Berlin The research trip to Germany. Visiting the memorial on Tiergartenstrasse in Berlin to victims of Aktion T4. This was the site of the Aktion-T4 bureaucratic headquarters d
  • The bureaucratic headquarters of Aktion T4 Aktion T4 took its name from the address of its bureaucratic headquarters: 4 Tiergartenstrasse d
  • The grey buses used to transport people to the death centresThe grey buses used to transport people to the death centre. Known throughout Germany as the ‘death buses’ d
  •  The death centre at Bernburg The death centre at Bernburg d
  • The death centre at Bernburg The death centre at Bernburg d
  • The bus garage at Hadamar The bus garage at Hadamar could hold three buses at a time d
  • Inside the bus garage as Hadamar Inside the bus garage as Hadamar where patients were unloaded. A corridor was built between the garage and the main building so that townspeople would not see d
  • The gas chamber at Bernburg, disguised as a shower roomThe gas chamber at Bernburg, disguised as a shower room d
  • The floor of the gas chamber at Hadamar The floor of the gas chamber at Hadamar. The floor slopes to provide drainage, but the drainage grill is cosmetic, to give the illusion of a shower room d
  •  A fisheye mirror on the wall of the gas chamber reflects all areas of the chamber back to staff A fisheye mirror on the wall of the gas chamber reflects all areas of the chamber back to Aktion T4 staff so that they could keep a watch on inmates d
  • A peephole into the gas chambers. A glass brick in the wall of the chamber provided a peephole for Aktion T4 staff to check on inmates after the gas has been released d
  • The dissection table at Hadamar The dissection table at Hadamar. Inmates who were regarded as interesting scientific specimens or who had gold fillings were brought here from the gas chamber d
  • A cremation ovenA photograph of a cremation oven. The original ovens were shipped out to the newly opened concentration camps along with experienced Aktion T4 staff d
  • An institution ward where the 'wild' euthanasia took place An institution ward. During the second, unofficial ‘wild’ phase of euthanasia, the killings took place away from the chambers, through starvation, lethal injection and other means d
  • Staff from Aktion T4 headquarters Staff from Aktion T4 headquarters d
  • The staff dining room at Grafeneck The staff dining room at Grafeneck death centre d
  • A day out for staff from Hartheim death centre A day out for staff from Hartheim death centre d
  • Some of the people killed under Aktion T4 Some of the people killed under Aktion T4 d
  • An archive image of Hadamar death centre during Aktion T4 An archive image of Hadamar death centre during Aktion T4 d