“The Bitch of Buchenwald”: The Story Of Ilse Koch, One Of The Holocaust’s Biggest Monsters

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“The Bitch of Buchenwald”: The Story Of Ilse Koch, One Of The Holocaust’s Biggest Monsters


Ilse Koch may not be as famous as the Holocaust's ringleaders, but she was every bit as evil.

Ilse Koch, the "Bitch of Buchenwald," was accused of selecting tattooed prisoners to be murdered so their skin could be turned into lampshades, book covers, and gloves. She stole from inmates, whipped prisoners for looking at her, and became one of the most feared Nazi concentration camp guards.

Ilse Koch was born in Dresden in 1906 and joined the Nazi Party in the early 1930s. After marrying Karl Otto Koch, commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, she quickly gained notoriety for her cruelty. Survivors of the camp recalled that she always seemed particularly excited about sending children to the gas chamber.

Witnesses also claimed that Koch chose prisoners with unique tattoos to be killed, their skin preserved and fashioned into household items — including lampshades, bookcovers, and gloves — allegedly found in her home after liberation. Though evidence on the human-skin artifacts remains disputed, she was tried twice for war crimes, sentenced to life in prison, and took her own life in 1967.

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