1897
Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer (died 1945)
Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer (died 1945)
Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer (died 1945)
Karl-Otto Koch
German SS officer (1897–1945)
- Born
- 1897
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.