# Was the nazis making lampshades out of human skin a debunked myth?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 1, 2022, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-nazis-making-lampshades-out-of-human-skin-a-debunked-myth/974127 "2022-11-01T11:23:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-nazis-making-lampshades-out-of-human-skin-a-debunked-myth/974127/1 "2022-11-01T11:23:27Z")

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OK I watched this video on youtube

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tFGodTJH4ws/maxresdefault.jpg "Death of Ilse Koch - Bestial Nazi guard & Sexual Deviant - Buchenwald & Sachsenhausen - Holocaust") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFGodTJH4ws)

Now in the comments, some say these “lampshades” were tested and found not to be made from human skin but they offer no cites is this true or is just more ignorance being spewed?

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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-nazis-making-lampshades-out-of-human-skin-a-debunked-myth/974127/2 "2022-11-01T12:55:08Z")

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Closing this thread until an FQ mod can look at it.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-nazis-making-lampshades-out-of-human-skin-a-debunked-myth/974127/3 "2022-11-01T14:11:14Z")

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There is some uncertainty about whether or not the Nazis did in fact make lampshades out of human skin. Those who have an interest in the topic can read Cecil’s take on it here:

> **[Did the Nazis make lampshades out of human skin?](https://www.straightdope.com/21343637/did-the-nazis-make-lampshades-out-of-human-skin)**

Doubts about the reality of Nazis making lampshades out of human skin are often cited by Holocaust deniers as proof that the Holocaust never happened. Since this does take us into the tired topic of Holocaust denial, this thread shall remain closed.