Karl-Otto Koch

Karl-Otto Koch was an SS officer who commanded Buchenwald and Majdanek concentration camps. The SS executed him in 1945 after a corruption and murder investigation.

Ilse Koch: Ilse Koch was the wife of Buchenwald commandant Karl-Otto Koch, convicted after the war for crimes connected to the camp. Her marriage and alleged participation in camp abuses made her inseparable from his Buchenwald-era notoriety.
Schutzstaffel: The Schutzstaffel was a Nazi organization that became central to policing, racial persecution, and concentration camps. Koch's authority and career depended on membership in this organization.
SS Judge's Office: The SS Judge's Office investigated and prosecuted alleged offenses by SS members under Nazi rule. Its judicial machinery handled the investigation into Koch's camp conduct.
Buchenwald uprising: The Buchenwald uprising was an armed action by prisoners that helped secure the camp shortly before U.S. forces arrived in April 1945. It occurred at the camp Koch had commanded, though years after his removal.
Josias von Waldeck-Pyrmont: Josias von Waldeck-Pyrmont was an SS and police leader responsible for the Buchenwald region during the Nazi era. He investigated Koch's conduct and helped bring the commandant's corruption under SS scrutiny.
Buchenwald concentration camp: Buchenwald was a Nazi concentration camp established near Weimar in 1937 and liberated by U.S. forces in 1945. Koch commanded Buchenwald from its opening until his removal in 1941.
Buchenwald corruption investigation: The Buchenwald corruption investigation examined theft, bribery, and killings involving camp personnel under Karl-Otto Koch. This inquiry produced the case that led to Koch's SS trial and execution.
Buchenwald Trial: The Buchenwald Trial was a 1947 U.S. military proceeding against personnel accused of crimes at the camp. The postwar trial addressed crimes at Buchenwald beyond the SS's prosecution of Koch.
Georg Konrad Morgen: Georg Konrad Morgen was an SS judge who investigated corruption and criminal abuse inside Nazi concentration camps. His SS investigation gathered evidence used in the proceedings against Koch.
Sachsenhausen concentration camp: Sachsenhausen was a Nazi concentration camp near Berlin, opened in 1936 and used as a model for later camps. Koch's SS career included command at Sachsenhausen before his appointment to Buchenwald.

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