Buchenwald concentration camp, where Ilse Koch was involved in atrocities against inmates.

Ilse Koch, infamous German war criminal known as 'Kommandeuse of Buchenwald' during World War II.

A black and white photograph of Ilse Koch in court during her trial by U.S. military.

A photograph of Buchenwald concentration camp where Ilse Koch committed her crimes.

Mugshot of Ilse Koch after her arrest by SS authorities.

Ilse Koch, a German war criminal, committed horrific acts during World War II while her husband Karl-Otto Koch was the commandant at Buchenwald concentration camp. Though she had no official position in the Nazi state, she became one of the most infamous figures after the war due to her involvement in atrocities. She was known as the 'Kommandeuse of Buchenwald' and was accused of taking souvenirs from the skin of murdered inmates.

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Ilse Koch