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Elegant, educated, and merciless — Ilse Koch lived in luxury above Buchenwald, while thousands suffered below. As the wife of SS commandant Karl-Otto Koch, she ruled through greed, vanity, and sadism. She rode through the camp on horseback, whipping prisoners, laughing during executions, and stealing the possessions of the dead.
After the liberation of Buchenwald on April 11 1945, her name became infamous worldwide as “The Bitch of Buchenwald.” Tried twice for war crimes and sentenced to life in prison, she remained unrepentant to the end. Her story stands as a chilling reminder of how power and cruelty can corrupt the human soul.
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You can watch the full documentary about Ilse Koch on World History TV, in the film 'Wife of the Buchenwald Commandant and the Face of Nazi Cruelty: Ilse Koch’ 👉LINK in BIO 👈

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00:00Among the survivors, one name is spoken again and again, a name that will soon become infamous
00:07around the world.
00:09It belongs to the woman who lived in the villa above the camp and who ruled there with cruelty
00:15and vanity.
00:17She is known as the B**** of Buchenwald, but her real name is Ilse Koch.
00:23Her fascination with tattoos gave rise to the most terrible legend of all.
00:28Allegedly, she became obsessed with collecting pieces of tattooed human skin and inmates with
00:34distinctive tattoo designs were noted by number, taken to the infirmary and never returned.
00:41After the liberation, pieces of tattooed skin were found in the camp's pathology department
00:47and lampshades made from human hides were displayed as evidence.
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Brutal Rapist15 hours ago
which country I reached

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