I cannot be certain, and I could be completely wrong, but what I think he meant was "coal". One of Germany's primary sources of energy at that time was a form of "brown coal" or Lignite (a form of compressed peat). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignite
And if he meant coal, he has a very good point because the sheer energy cost of cremating bodies, no matter what the energy source, in the middle of a war, would have been prohibitive to the point of absurdity.
Not everyone can be absolutely expert in every field, and the more specialized and narrow one's field of expertise, the less they may know about the details of others. After all, there are only just so many hours in a day.
BulletStopper 8 points 6 months ago
I cannot be certain, and I could be completely wrong, but what I think he meant was "coal".
One of Germany's primary sources of energy at that time was a form of "brown coal" or Lignite (a form of compressed peat).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignite
And if he meant coal, he has a very good point because the sheer energy cost of cremating bodies, no matter what the energy source, in the middle of a war, would have been prohibitive to the point of absurdity.
Not everyone can be absolutely expert in every field, and the more specialized and narrow one's field of expertise, the less they may know about the details of others. After all, there are only just so many hours in a day.
"Coke" is a form of coal, but one that has been further processed for it's specific use in steel production.
https://pacokeovens.org/what-is-coke/