Henryk Mandelbaum

He had to carry the corpses of the people who were gassed with Zyklon B, check body orifices for valuables and break out dental gold.

To improve the process they had to pour back the body fat, which was collected in small holes in the pit, over the top of the pile.

Mandelbaum participated in the rebellion of inmates on 7 October 1944, which was put down quickly by the SS.

Mandelbaum continued to live in Poland until his death and still carried the number 181970 on his left forearm.

He said that young people especially should learn what happened in Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945: "Man muss das doch alles wissen, man muss doch wissen, wie lange die Leute in den Gaskammern gewesen sind.