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Karl-Otto Koch
German SS Military Regiment officer and first commandant of the Buchenwald and Sachsenhausen concentration camp
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dead
- born
- 1897
- died
- 1945
- age at death
- 47
- known for
- military officer, torturer, concentration camp guard
1897 – 1945
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who karl-otto koch is
Karl-Otto Koch was a German military officer who was a mid-ranking commander in the Schutzstaffel (SS) of Nazi Germany, and 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 German-occupied Poland, stealing vast amounts of valuables and money from murdered Jews. His wife, Ilse Koch, also participated in the crimes at Buchenwald.
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