She was born on the 22 nd of november in 1906 in the city of dresden. Ilse koch, wife of karl koch who was the commandant of the concentration camp at buchenwald photo credit ilse was a nymphomaniac who tortured prisoners in the concentration camp. Ilse koch simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. According to information at the camp memorial site and in the camp guidebook, ilse selected prisoners with tattooed skin to be killed by her lover, dr. She became known for her evilness and sadistic behavior which she expressed while beating the prisoners and forcing them to perform sexual activities for her amusement. During world war ii, karlotto koch was the commandant commander of the nazi concentration camps at sachsenhausen, buchenwald, and finally majdanek. With muriel baumeister, matthew burton, cyrus david, ilja ro.
She was commonly referred to as the witch of buchenwald, the beast of buchenwald, and the bitch of buchenwald by people all over the world due to her sadistic approach in nazi. Her trial before the american military tribunal had only covered crimes committed between january 1, 1942 and april 11, 1945, and even. In 1947, she became one of the first prominent nazis tried by the u. Ilse koch 22 september 1906 1 september 1967 was the wife of karlotto koch, commandant of the nazi concentration camps buchenwald 19371941 and majdanek 19411943. Apr 19, 2017 ilse koch, wife of karl koch who was the commandant of the concentration camp at buchenwald photo credit ilse was a nymphomaniac who tortured prisoners in the concentration camp. According to wikipedia, buchenwald s second commandant was karl otto koch, who ran the camp from 1937 to 1941. In english, she has also been called the beast of buchenwald, 3 the queen of buchenwald, 4 5 the red witch of buchenwald, 6 7 the butcher. Real history and the camp at buchenwald david irving. Pictures like these were indeed printed in the press, e. On august 14, 1947, ilse koch was found guilty of participating in a common plan to violate the laws and usages of war under the geneva convention of 1929 and the hague convention of 1907, by an american military tribunal at dachau and sentenced to life in prison on august. Feb 23, 20 according to wikipedia, buchenwalds second commandant was karl otto koch, who ran the camp from 1937 to 1941.
Anyone interested in this issue, i strongly recommend alexandra przyrembel, im bann eines bildes. She became known for her evilness and sadistic behavior which she expressed while beating the prisoners and forcing them to perform sexual activities for her. Ilse koch 22 september 1906 1 september 1967, was the wife of karlotto koch. Apr 15, 2015 nachtzug master suite 2,191,123 views.
According to wikipedia, buchenwalds second commandant was karl otto koch, who ran the camp from 1937 to 1941. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. In 1947, ilse koch became one of the first important nazis. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. For years ilse koch lives with her family in the kommandantenvilla, ettersberg, while only a few meters next door tens of thousands of people are starving, tortured and forced to work hard, and thereby find a painful death. She was dubbed the bitch of buchenwald by the american press after the camp was liberated. This woman was famous with her brutal and cruel act.
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