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The fake reason is to dehumanize the prisoner work worse. There is also a history that the hair was to be used in the production of "womens mattresses" as attested at Nuremberg.

Nazis shaved prisoners heads to prevent the spread of lice and the deadly disease typhus. zyclone b was used as the countries premiere pesticide and was used to delouse prisoner barracks and clothing in order to prevent the spread of the disease. zyclone b is also reported as being accountable for the death of 2/3rds of the Jewish prisoners during WWII, but no one knows how many lives were saved by regular hair cuts and delousing.

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