Did the Nazis shave Anne Frank's hair off?

Answer 1

Yes, upon arrival at the Auschwitz concentration camp, Anne Frank and other prisoners had their heads shaved as part of the dehumanization process. The Nazis believed that removing the prisoners' hair would strip them of their identity and further degrade them. This act was a common practice in concentration camps as a way to exert control and strip away individuality.

Answer 2

Since Anne became a registered prisoner at Auschwitz her head was shaved for purposes of humiliation. She mostly likely had it shaved again when she was relocated to Bergen-Belsen.

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Nazis shaving inmates' hair off to dehumanize or humiliate them is a common myth. Nazis shaved prisoners heads to prevent the spread of lice and the deadly disease typhus, which Anne later died of among with thousands of other inmates.

Answer 3

So there won't be lise on their head from not taking bath for days.

Answer 4

Yes, upon arrival at the Auschwitz concentration camp, Anne Frank, along with other prisoners, had her head shaved as part of the dehumanizing process of entering the camp.