Zyklon B (German: [tsyˈkloːn ˈbeː] ⓘ; translated Cyclone B) was the trade name of a cyanide-based pesticide invented in Germany in the early 1920s. It consists of hydrogen cyanide …

Aug 2, 2024 · Beginning in September 1941, Zyklon B, the brand name for hydrogen cyanide (HCN), was the poison used to kill at least a million people in gas chambers at Nazi …

Zyklon-B, brand name for a hydrogen cyanide–based chemical compound initially created as a pesticide and rodenticide in the early 1920s in Germany. Zyklon-B is a carrier for the gas …

One of the most efficient methods to fight lice and thereby to contain and eliminate typhus – and to kill other vermin like grain beetles, fleas, cockroaches, termites, mice, rats and many more …

Zyklon B, which released deadly fumes when exposed to air, was first tested on Soviet prisoners of war in small gas chambers at Auschwitz. These experiments revealed the compound’s …

Zyklon B was used in Germany before and during the Second World War for disinfection and pest extermination in ships, buildings and machinery. In the Auschwitz concentration camp as well, …

Oct 18, 2024 · Zyklon B, initially used in Auschwitz for delousing prisoner barracks, was repurposed for human extermination. It was chosen because of its ability to release deadly …

The containers above hold Zyklon-B pellets (hydrocyanic acid) that vaporize when exposed to air. Originally intended for commercial use as a disinfectant and an insecticide, the Nazis …

Zyklon-B was a pesticide that was infamously used by the Nazis as a method of mass murder during the Holocaust, particularly in gas chambers at extermination camps.

Zyklon B (IPA: [tsykloːn ˈbeː], also spelled Cyclon B) was the tradename of a cyanide -based insecticide notorious for its use by Nazi Germany against civilians in the gas chambers of …