Some wild claims within the Holocaust narrative have been debunked by mainstream scholars and exposed as mere rumors, lies and/or wartime propaganda (although other scholars may disagree). This entry lists contributions on those aspects of the Holocaust nowadays admitted as false, for whatever reason.
By AnswerMan ∙ January 1, 1998
Dear AnswerMan, A friend has asked me this question: “About the holocaust, what I do not understand is why this group of people had to organize such well orchestrated lies, what did they achieve thro' all that? In the short and long run?” Any help to answer this would be appreciated. Many thanks, Robert P….
By Theodore J. O'Keefe ∙ July 1, 1995
Theodore J. O'Keefe, educated at Harvard University, is the author of numerous published articles, essays and reviews on historical and political subjects. For some years he served as editor of this Journal. A version of this essay is available, in convenient leaflet form, from the IHR at the following prices, postpaid: Ten copies for $2;…
By Carlos Whitlock Porter ∙ January 3, 1998
In my book, Not Guilty at Nuremberg, I wrote: “Telford Taylor was incapable of repeating the simplest statement truthfully. (See XX 626, the statements of General Manstein, compared with Taylor's 'quotation' from Manstein, XXII 276.) The following are “quotations” from Taylor (Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials, Back Bay Books, Little Brown & Co., paperback, by…
By CODOH ∙ January 1, 1997
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Displays Standard German Air-Raid Shelter Door, Describing it as the Door to a “Gas Chamber” At left: The door at the concentration camp Majdanek from which the USHMM made the replica which is now on display in Washington D.C. At right: The real function of the door and thousands more…
By Richard A. Widmann ∙ January 6, 1997
In his recently published book, Why People Believe Weird Things, Skeptic editor Michael Shermer recounts an exchange from the Phil Donahue show. On that particular episode, CODOH director Bradley Smith stated, “It [is] a lie that Germans cooked Jews to make soap from them.” Shermer, who is skeptical of many things, but generally a believer…
By Carlos Whitlock Porter ∙ January 1, 1990
Objects of human skin feature prominently in war crimes trials. As a rule, no such objects were found; no forensic tests were performed. Prosecution testimony as to the existence of such objects is taken as “proven fact”, while defence testimony is ignored. At Dachau, the prosecution claimed that Jews were skinned; that the skins were…
By Franz J. Scheidl ∙ January 1, 1967
On October, 29 1965, the National Zeitung (NZ) published on page 1 an article on the shameless lie by the professional witness Herbst accusing Hoppe of the alleged murder of former KZ-inmate Heinrich Seiler: “The witness Herbst, who accused Hoppe of having murdered me, knew perfectly well that I was still alive. Only 3 years…
By David Cole ∙ August 1, 1992
Watch this video online! David Cole Interviews Dr. Franciszek Piper (1992) Preface It is an undisputed fact of history that, during World War II, the Germans ran a network of prison and labor camps, both in Germany and in the territories they controlled. Into these camps were sent Jews, prisoners-of-war, resistance fighters, Gypsies, and other…
By Rita Boas Koupman ∙ January 1, 1974
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By Carlos Whitlock Porter ∙ January 1, 1988
© Historical Review Press, 1988 Introduction War crimes trials are characterized by the assumption that rules of evidence are a technicality designed to enable the guilty to evade punishment. In fact, however, their purpose is to protect tribunals from errors in judgement. Centuries ago, it was common to prosecute women for performing sexual acts with…
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