in The Independent today.

Hitman · 05-14-11, 04:09 AM

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My only observation would be that this properly belongs in General Topics, not Silent Hunter.

Agree, moving it

kranz · 05-14-11, 04:50 AM

I saw blankets and bags/pouches made of hair in the Auschwitz museum so the fact that it was used by the German industry is kinda confirmed.(in the museum there even documents showing how much they got paid for a certain amount of hair but I forgot the price). There was a discussion on one of the Polish submarine forums about socks made of hair. Cannot recall the outcome, I would have to search for the links and check it.

flag4 · 05-16-11, 07:22 AM

..thanks all for the responce. i have read the threads. i cant believe it - womans hair for socks.
timmy41 says 'massive amounts of it are needed to do anything since the lengths vary so much'
but they, the nazis, would have had massive amounts. the amount of people they slaughtered in camps is hardly disputable - though numbers vary, it doesnt make any difference. the fact that they would use hair for this purpose, from the dead - or soon to be dead is unbeleivable.
any way, its no point carping on about how brutal they were. i was just shocked to discover this. and thanks again for your links King_Zog

kranz · 05-16-11, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by flag4

the fact that they would use hair for this purpose, from the dead - or soon to be dead is unbeleivable.

hair for "fibres" and human fat for soaps(also exhibited in the Auschwitz museum)

05-16-11, 07:22 AM	#3
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	..thanks all for the responce. i have read the threads. i cant believe it - womans hair for socks. timmy41 says 'massive amounts of it are needed to do anything since the lengths vary so much' but they, the nazis, would have had massive amounts. the amount of people they slaughtered in camps is hardly disputable - though numbers vary, it doesnt make any difference. the fact that they would use hair for this purpose, from the dead - or soon to be dead is unbeleivable. any way, its no point carping on about how brutal they were. i was just shocked to discover this. and thanks again for your links King_Zog __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

05-14-11, 04:50 AM	#2
kranz The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 1,430 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I saw blankets and bags/pouches made of hair in the Auschwitz museum so the fact that it was used by the German industry is kinda confirmed.(in the museum there even documents showing how much they got paid for a certain amount of hair but I forgot the price). There was a discussion on one of the Polish submarine forums about socks made of hair. Cannot recall the outcome, I would have to search for the links and check it.