Karl-Otto Koch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl-Otto Koch

SS commander and first commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp

Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1897

Place of Birth: Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1945

Profession: politician, military officer, torturer, concentration camp guard

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Karl-Otto Koch (German: [k?x]; 2 August 1897 – 5 April 1945) was a mid-ranking commander in the 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 notorious crimes at Buchenwald and Majdanek.