Ilse Koch-Beast of Buchenwald

[hoxharding]

Ilse Koch, born Ilse Köhler (September 22, 1906 â?? September 1, 1967), was the wife of Karl Koch, the commandant of the concentration camps Buchenwald from 1937 to 1941 and Majdanek from 1941 to 1943.
Ilse is infamous for taking souvenirs from the skin of murdered inmates with distinctive tattoos. Claims that she had a lampshade made out of human skin have never been verified and were discounted at her post-war trial. [1]. She was variously known as "the Witch of Buchenwald" ("Die Hexe von Buchenwald") and "the Bitch of Buchenwald" ("Buchenwälder Schlampe") by the inmates because of her sadistic cruelty and lasciviousness toward prisoners.

[bluebear71]

She sounds like she was a lovely little minx. The devil incarnate.

[hoxharding]

They made a series of fictional films based on her. The best known is 'Ilsa:She-Wolf of the S.S.' which was filmed on the set of 'Hogan's Heroes'

[opheliahardin]

If anyone doubts the value of the FindaDeath forum, one can look no further than hoxhoarding's post.

I now know how to say "Bitch!" in German!

[hoxharding]

If anyone doubts the value of the FindaDeath forum, one can look no further than hoxhoarding's post.

I now know how to say "Bitch!" in German!

*Lol* true=)

[SomeChick]

After seeing your post, I read about her cause of death on wikipedia. Kharma is a bigger bitch than she was. Only by a nose though.

[laynesgrl]

Ilse Koch, born Ilse Köhler (September 22, 1906 â?? September 1, 1967), was the wife of Karl Koch, the commandant of the concentration camps Buchenwald from 1937 to 1941 and Majdanek from 1941 to 1943.
Ilse is infamous for taking souvenirs from the skin of murdered inmates with distinctive tattoos. Claims that she had a lampshade made out of human skin have never been verified and were discounted at her post-war trial. [1]. She was variously known as "the Witch of Buchenwald" ("Die Hexe von Buchenwald") and "the Bitch of Buchenwald" ("Buchenwälder Schlampe") by the inmates because of her sadistic cruelty and lasciviousness toward prisoners.

So are they saying that the inmate were lying when they told of her taking the skin as souvenirs???

[JefeStone]

Wife of Karl Koch, commander of the Buchenwald concentration camp. Collected tattoos of dead prisners and had made into lamp shades. Enjoyed forcing prisoners to rape each other while she watched. Hung herself in prison in 1967.

Nice Lady

[DonnaMc]

Oh man. Sicko!

[cleanskull]

There is no soul behind those eyes.

[JefeStone]

Shrunken head from her collection of souvenirs.

[JefeStone]

There is no soul behind those eyes.

Its scary isnt it? You can see the evil in them.

[lulubaines]

Her eyes look like marbles. Nothing there. Too bad SHE went out on her own terms. Would have been happier to see her executed or moudered or something. Thanks for this, Jefe.

[Nessa]

A real psycho bitch, that one. I've always wanted to read about her but haven't really found anything. Of course, the book I read about Mengele almost made me throw up.

[*sarah*]

She looks completely EVIL!! Sounds like she was insane too, keeping dead peoples tattoos..forcing people to rape each other. Too bad she got to choose her own death. What a heartless coward.

[neilmpenny]

A real psycho bitch, that one. I've always wanted to read about her but haven't really found anything. Of course, the book I read about Mengele almost made me throw up.

I read about her someplace online the other day. I will see if I can dig it up for you.

[lisalouver]

Wow...

evil personifed

[Leasie]

Wow, never heard of her before. Horrible.

[Nessa]

I read about her someplace online the other day. I will see if I can dig it up for you.

Thanks Neil!

[SomeChick]

Here's part of a documentary about her. Check out the wedding picture at around 3:00 minutes. The winking is no-doubt a trick of light and the angle of her face but it's still creepy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCc8yDVNBoI

[Leasie]

I wonder what happened to her kids?

[JefeStone]

I wonder what happened to her kids?

I don't know but she is related to the Koch bros. who are the bank rollers of the tea party movement. There is evidence that their family fortune was seeded by the spoils of the holocaust.

[STsFirstmate]

I don't know but she is related to the Koch bros. who are the bank rollers of the tea party movement. There is evidence that their family fortune was seeded by the spoils of the holocaust.

Wow I never heard that but it doesn't surprise me given some of their involvement in activities other than the Tea party movement.
Regards,
Mary

[Crazy Cat Lady]

There's an exploitation film called Ilsa Koch: She-wolf of the SS, featuring a very buxom blonde leading lady.

[bulletnose]

Lynnda Thorne played Ilsa She-Wolf of the SS in a 1975 movie. It was a soft porn flick that became a cult classic and spun off a few more movies with Ilsa doing her stuff even with oil shieks in modern times!! Just to show you how Hollywood takes liberties the real "Bitch of Buchenwald" looks like something the cat drug in and Ms. Thorne is a beautiful buxom blonde! Well that's show biz!