in The Independent today.

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hello hunters...

i have been reading the article in the Independent today about John Demjanjuk and his trial for Nazi war crimes. in a side article called A survivors story by Tony Paterson he (Paterson) talks about the process before the jews are sent to the gas chambers - striped and shaved. then he claims this, and i quote directly from the article 'The collected hair was used in factories in the Nazi Reich to make blankets and socks for the U-Boat crews..'

i have heard this before but never seen any written evidence or document to back it up. the thought of it is really disturbing and most likely would have been for the crews of U Boats had they known and if it was true.

does any one here have evidence in a book or article with real proof that this happened - not just hear-say or rumour, but somewhere i can go and read myself to make my own mind up. i have seen a thread some time ago about this but dont know where it is or what it was called.

at the moment i believe this is some kind of urban war myth because it would fit with the idea of what the Nazis did and how we need to see them.

i apologise in advance if this is not the correct place for this post - its just that the article contained the word 'U boat,' so i thought i might just get away with it!

i do not whish to stir up a debate about Nazi war crimes, just whish to know about the 'blanket and socks' accusation.