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Karl-Otto Koch

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Karl-Otto Koch

Karl-Otto Koch (German: [kɔx]; 2 August 1897 – 5 April 1945) was a mid-ranking commander in the Schutzstaffel (SS) of Nazi Germany who was the first commandant of the Nazi concentration camps at Buchenwald and Sachsenhausen. From September 1941 until August 1942, he served as the first commandant of the Majdanek concentration camp in occupied Poland, stealing vast amounts of valuables and money from murdered Jews. His wife, Ilse Koch, also participated in the crimes at Buchenwald.

Infobox

Born
(1897-08-02)2 August 1897Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, German Empire
Died
5 April 1945(1945-04-05) (aged 47)Buchenwald concentration camp, Weimar, Nazi Germany
Criminal status
Executed by firing squad
Spouses
mw- Käte Müller (m. 1924; 1937)
Children
4
Convictions
Murder (3 counts)Embezzlement
Criminal penalty
Death
Allegiance
German Empire Nazi Germany
Branch
Imperial German Army SchutzstaffelSS-Totenkopfverbände
Years of service
1916–1919 1931–1945
Rank
Einjährig-FreiwilligerSS-Standartenführer
Commands
Esterwegen concentration campSachsenhausen concentration campBuchenwald concentration campMajdanek concentration camp
Awards
1914 Iron cross II classHindenburg CrossCivil Defence DecorationBlack wound badgeGerman Sports Badge
Service years
1916–1919 1931–1945

Tables

· Further reading
Preceded bySS-Oberführer Alexander Reiner
Preceded bySS-Oberführer Alexander Reiner
Military offices
Preceded bySS-Oberführer Alexander Reiner
Military offices
Commandant of Columbia-Haus concentration camp 13 June 1935 – 1 April 1936
Military offices
Succeeded bySS-Oberführer Heinrich Deubel
Preceded bySS-Oberführer Hans Loritz
Preceded bySS-Oberführer Hans Loritz
Military offices
Preceded bySS-Oberführer Hans Loritz
Military offices
Commandant of Esterwegen concentration camp 20 April 1936 – August 1936
Military offices
Succeeded byabsorbed into Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Preceded bySS-Obersturmbannführer Michael Lippert
Preceded bySS-Obersturmbannführer Michael Lippert
Military offices
Preceded bySS-Obersturmbannführer Michael Lippert
Military offices
Commandant of Sachsenhausen concentration camp October 1936 – 1 August 1937
Military offices
Succeeded bySS-Oberführer Hans Helwig
Preceded bynone
Preceded bynone
Military offices
Preceded bynone
Military offices
Commandant of Buchenwald concentration camp 1 August 1937 – September 1941
Military offices
Succeeded bySS-Standartenführer Hermann Pister
Preceded bynone
Preceded bynone
Military offices
Preceded bynone
Military offices
Commandant of Majdanek concentration camp September 1941 – 24 August 1942
Military offices
Succeeded bySS-Sturmbannführer Max Koegel
Military offices
Preceded bySS-Oberführer Alexander Reiner
Commandant of Columbia-Haus concentration camp 13 June 1935 – 1 April 1936
Succeeded bySS-Oberführer Heinrich Deubel
Preceded bySS-Oberführer Hans Loritz
Commandant of Esterwegen concentration camp 20 April 1936 – August 1936
Succeeded byabsorbed into Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Preceded bySS-Obersturmbannführer Michael Lippert
Commandant of Sachsenhausen concentration camp October 1936 – 1 August 1937
Succeeded bySS-Oberführer Hans Helwig
Preceded bynone
Commandant of Buchenwald concentration camp 1 August 1937 – September 1941
Succeeded bySS-Standartenführer Hermann Pister
Preceded bynone
Commandant of Majdanek concentration camp September 1941 – 24 August 1942
Succeeded bySS-Sturmbannführer Max Koegel

References

  1. "Majdanek Concentration Camp (a.k.a. KL Lublin)"
    http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/othercamps/majdanek.html
  2. Gedenkstätte Buchenwald: Buchenwald Concentration Camp, 1937–1945: A Guide to the Permanent Historical Exhibition, Walls
  3. Whitlock Flint: Buchenwaldské bestie: Karl a Ilse Kochovi a lampy se stínítkem z lidské kůže, Grada Publishing, a.s., 29
  4. Rescue and Resistance: Portraits of the Holocaust, Macmillan Library Reference USA, 1 January 1999 p. 311.
  5. The Buchenwald Report
  6. Ilse Koch on Trial: Making the 'Bitch of Buchenwald'
    https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674249189
  7. "Schutzstaffel: The SS"
    http://www.germaniainternational.com/ss25.html
  8. Mark Jacobson: The Lampshade: A Holocaust Detective Story from Buchenwald to New Orleans, Simon and Schuster, 14 Septemb
  9. Ilse Koch on Trial: Making the 'Bitch of Buchenwald'
    https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674249189
  10. Ilse Koch on Trial: Making the 'Bitch of Buchenwald'
    https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674249189
  11. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
  12. Ilse Koch on Trial: Making the 'Bitch of Buchenwald'
    https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674249189
  13. Tagesspiegel
    https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/das-fotoalbum-des-kz-kommandanten-3876463.html
  14. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
    https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/foto-ausstellung-das-album-des-moerders-1355986.html
  15. Berliner Zeitung
    https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/ausstellung-in-sachsenhausen-zeigt-fotos-von-der-entstehung-des-lagers-das-album-des-kz-kommandanten-li.6543
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