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MUNICIPAL CREMATORIUM GLEIWITZ

Ruins of the civil crematorium in Gleiwitz. This was destroyed in fighting for the city in 1945. Prior to Auschwitz I having its own crematorium dead prisoners were sent to this civil crematorium for disposal. This crematorium was used until liberation to dispose of prisoner bodies from the four Auschwitz sub camps in Gleiwitz. 

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