How Did Hitler Use Poison Gases

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“Between September 1939 and April 1945 concentration camps used poison gases for the benefit of Nazis to investigate different ways to eliminate prisoners.” (wikipedia) The most frequently used method for killing or injuring prisoners was using Mustard Gas and Nerve Gas experiments. “Wounds were inflicted on prisoners by guards to see the effects that the Mustard Gas would have on prisoners.” (Sachsenhausen) Nerve gas was Sarin, which is a volatile liquid which changes into a gaseous state. The Nerve part in Nerve Gas comes from the fact that Sarin inhibits the body’s formation of cholinesterase. “Hitler believed using poison gas during the war was unethical, and also inconsistent. He used Zyklon B and other poisonous gases to kill millions

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