Karl-Otto Koch
SS officer
Died when: 47 years 256 days (572 months)Star Sign: Leo
Karl-Otto Koch (German: [k?x]; 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 took part in the crimes at Buchenwald and Majdanek.
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