Monday, July 7, 2014

Angora rabbits' wool used during Hitler's era

My good friend, Lil and I have been discussing about our fascination for the Angora breed and its origin. We are thinking about searching for articles, books, and other documents that could give us insight into the actual origin of the Angora rabbit.

We have not fully committed to said task; however, as I was briefly browsing through the internet seeking for some historical accurate documents or accounts of its original origin, I came about some interesting, yet disturbing articles and blogs about a Nazi plan to breed German Angora rabbits in concentration camps to harvest their wool and make warm garments for Hitler’s armed forces.
One of the articles cited this was information found in a “German archive. ‘Operation Munchkin’, as it was known , was the brainchild of sinister S.S. Chief Heinrich Himmler” (http://disinfo.com/2013/10/nazis-bizarre-plan-breed-giant-angora-rabbits/).

There are several links I've included here to read information about this account:

Disinformation
Mail Online
Mirror
PRX Piece Himmler's Angora
Wisconsin Historical Society  (on search add "angora")

Some of these sites have articles and pictures of German Angora rabbits, their housing, and so on. Unfortunately, some of the articles have pictures of English Angoras, which should not be there, but they are. 
Disclaimer: These sites are just added for information purposes. I do not take responsibility for their information, nor support their views or endorse them. I found these sites and thought it to be "thought provoking" and informational.

P. Ricardo Gonzalez

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