Koch Karl Otto
- Koch, Karl-Otto
- Koch, Karl 1897-1945
- Koch, Karl Otto 1897-1945
- Koch, Karl Otto, 1897-1945
Dates of Existence
02/08/1897
05/04/1945
History
KZ-Kommandant, SS-Standartenführer. Since 1935 head of the Wachtrupp of Esterwegen concentration camp, commander (Kommandant) of Columbiahaus in Berlin, since April 1936 commander of Esterwegen concentration camp. Since Aug 1, 1937 commander of Buchenwald, January to August 1942 commander of Lublin-Majdanek death camp.
Places
Darmstadt, Germany
Buchenwald,camp
Sources
Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich / E. Klee. - Frankfurt am Main : S. Fischer, 2003. - p. 323-324