![Ilse Koch (1906 –1967) was the wife of Karl-Otto Koch, commandant of the Nazi concentration camps Buchenwald (1937–1941) and Majdanek (1941–1943). In 1947, she became one of the first prominent Nazis tried Ilse Koch (1906 –1967) was the wife of Karl-Otto Koch, commandant of the Nazi concentration camps Buchenwald (1937–1941) and Majdanek (1941–1943). In 1947, she became one of the first prominent Nazis tried](https://i.redd.it/wneba132qxp51.jpg)
Ilse Koch (1906 –1967) was the wife of Karl-Otto Koch, commandant of the Nazi concentration camps Buchenwald (1937–1941) and Majdanek (1941–1943). In 1947, she became one of the first prominent Nazis tried
![TheNurembergTrials on Twitter: "7/ Picture with SS flag reads "visit to KL Buchenwald." Men in photo are Koch and Jakob Weiseborn, another camp official. Koch was arrested by SS for "incitement to TheNurembergTrials on Twitter: "7/ Picture with SS flag reads "visit to KL Buchenwald." Men in photo are Koch and Jakob Weiseborn, another camp official. Koch was arrested by SS for "incitement to](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDis49wXoAAbalU.png)
TheNurembergTrials on Twitter: "7/ Picture with SS flag reads "visit to KL Buchenwald." Men in photo are Koch and Jakob Weiseborn, another camp official. Koch was arrested by SS for "incitement to
![The Nazis Arrested One of Their Own Female Prison Guards, 'the Witch of Buchenwald', For Being Too Sadistic and Cruel The Nazis Arrested One of Their Own Female Prison Guards, 'the Witch of Buchenwald', For Being Too Sadistic and Cruel](https://cdn.historycollection.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/07_600_600733362039393421531618396.9315.jpg)
The Nazis Arrested One of Their Own Female Prison Guards, 'the Witch of Buchenwald', For Being Too Sadistic and Cruel
![Ilse Koch “Bitch of Buchenwald”. A portion of Ilse collection: tattooed skins, encased organs, and a lamp made out of Holocaust victims. Her husband Karl was relieved of command in 1941. An Ilse Koch “Bitch of Buchenwald”. A portion of Ilse collection: tattooed skins, encased organs, and a lamp made out of Holocaust victims. Her husband Karl was relieved of command in 1941. An](https://i.redd.it/xojez0khzfi71.jpg)
Ilse Koch “Bitch of Buchenwald”. A portion of Ilse collection: tattooed skins, encased organs, and a lamp made out of Holocaust victims. Her husband Karl was relieved of command in 1941. An
Ilse Koch takes the stand for her final statement at the trial of 31 former camp personnel and prisoners from Buchenwald. - Collections Search - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
![Zoya Shvetsova prepares a wax figure of Karl Otto Koch, World War II commandant of Buchenwald concentration camp, for the exhibition in St.Petersburg, April 26, 2001. The exhibition will consist of 26 Zoya Shvetsova prepares a wax figure of Karl Otto Koch, World War II commandant of Buchenwald concentration camp, for the exhibition in St.Petersburg, April 26, 2001. The exhibition will consist of 26](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3XGAC/zoya-shvetsova-prepares-a-wax-figure-of-karl-otto-koch-world-war-ii-commandant-of-buchenwald-concentration-camp-for-the-exhibition-in-stpetersburg-april-26-2001-the-exhibition-will-consist-of-26-most-wax-figures-of-the-most-terrible-historical-caracters-with-the-soviet-dictator-josef-stalin-among-them-asclh-2D3XGAC.jpg)