Even the SS Had Enough of Him: The End of Karl Otto Koch
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Karl Otto Koch rose through the SS concentration camp system to become commandant of Sachsenhausen and later Buchenwald, where he exercised enormous power over thousands of prisoners. His career offers a disturbing insight into the corruption, exploitation and violence that developed within the concentration camp system of Nazi Germany. This World History documentary follows Karl-Otto Koch from his early life and service during the First World War to his membership of the Nazi Party and SS. It examines his appointment as commandant of Buchenwald concentration camp near Weimar, the expansion of the camp, and the system of forced labour and persecution imposed on its prisoners. Alongside Koch was his wife, Ilse Koch, who became one of the most notorious figures associated with Buchenwald. The couple lived in considerable comfort near the camp, using prisoner labour and property taken from inmates while Koch diverted money and valuables for his own benefit. Their lifestyle eventually attr
Tags: World History, Karl-Otto Koch, Ilse Koch, Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen, Concentration camps, Holocaust, World War 2, Nazi Germany, Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler, Josias Waldeck, Buchenwald Trial, Majdanek concentration camp, Buchenwald liberation, Buchenwald concentration camp, SS men, Karl Koch, Death’s Head Units, Walter Krämer
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