Human Soap

[omedion]

If Nazis created lampshades from human skin (Buchenwald); why not trying to make soap? Some of these perpetrators were surely capable of anything. Another interesting point might be the probable use of human hair for submarine seals. As far as I know no exhibited German submarine has been inspected re this until now.

Fritz

I understand that the lampshade (and shrunken head) stories, are now generally accepted as being untrue.

[David Thompson]

omedion -- The "lampshades" subject is off-topic in this thread (see the forum & section rules at http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=53962), but please review these on-topic threads:

Making lamps out of jewis skin
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=43277
Human Lampshades?
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=5990
Lampshades
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=3089
Ilse Koch & her human skin lampshades
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=1188

[Sergey Romanov]

If Nazis created lampshades from human skin (Buchenwald); why not trying to make soap? Some of these perpetrators were surely capable of anything. Another interesting point might be the probable use of human hair for submarine seals. As far as I know no exhibited German submarine has been inspected re this until now.

Fritz

I understand that the lampshade (and shrunken head) stories, are now generally accepted as being untrue.

Generally accepted by whom?

Here's a factual appraisal of these claims:

http://holocaustcontroversies.blogspot. ... -skin.html

[steve248]

The British war crimes unit investigated the Danzig Anatomy Institute where the alleged soap factory was based. Their investigation came about from statements given by several British former prisoners of war held in Danzig. This one was the most descriptive. Comes from The National Archives Kew, WO 208/4665.

[GregSingh]

Most likely this company was involved:

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[Sergey Romanov]

The statements are addressed in the article.