Ilse Koch - photos

[Helge]

The husband of Ilse in Sachsenhausen.
http://www.bz-berlin.de/kultur/foto-aus ... mage2.html
http://www.bz-berlin.de/kultur/foto-aus ... mage3.html

[Helge]

Who has heard of Koch's first wife and first child?

Helge

[Arto O]

Hi,
The topic catch my attention to search more about the biograpfies of Ilse and Karl. Only what came to my mind that they were quiet..................... couple. I cannot found a word for them.
I suppose she is Ilse.
Source; Andrew Mollo: Uniforms of the SS, vol. 4, page 5.

KOCH.jpg

[Helge]

The commandant of the Buchenwald Concentration Camp, SS Colonel Karl Koch stands with his wife Ilsa their son and dog.

(source: Corbis Images)

The child with the dog's picture is not Artwin Koch. It could be the child with his first wife?

I found who the boy is Manfred and is the son of Karl from his first marriage. The photo is of the year 1939 and the place is Buchenwald.
Karl Koch was married the first time in 1924 and divorced in 1931.
Karl Koch has two children from his first marriage, the first named Manfred and the second was mentally disabled.

Ilse Köhler: NSDAP Nr. 1.130.836

Helge

[Helge]

Karl Koch and his horse named Odin. Photo from the photo album of Karl Otto Koch

Photo: epd-bild http://www.sonntagsblatt-bayern.de

[J. Duncan]

As always, very interesting photos Helge. The top photos are fascinating....one wonders what is taking place...the crouched prisoner appears to be nervously smiling to the amusement of Koch and his henchmen. Not a happy scene being surrounded by your captors. The second photo shows Koch in more imperious pose in front of what appears to be an office building with attractive walkway and flower beds.

[history1]

[...] the crouched prisoner appears to be nervously smiling to the amusement of Koch and his henchmen. [...]

Sorry Duncan, that´s a fault, even after brightening up the image there is no hint that the prisoner is smiling or grining.
In that situation, surrounded by four enemies, it must be very difficult to smile - even if one tries.

[J. Duncan]

I see a crease in his upper cheek...nevertheless, it was not a "happy" situation.

[Helge]

Karl Koch with dog in Sachsenhausen (Photo from the photo album of Karl Otto Koch)

[Helge]

Hereis the photo of Uwe Kohler.

[Helge]

Another photograph of Karl Otto Koch. Who are the other officers?

[Jayslater]

Greetings,

As publisher at Fonthill Media, I would be most interested in a book on Ilse Koch. If this is of interest to you as a potential author, please do not hesitate to contact me: j.slater@fonthillmedia.com.

I have seen Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS as well and have spoken to Dyanne Thorne.

With very best wishes,

Jay Slater

[Vikki]

I have seen Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS as well and have spoken to Dyanne Thorne.

I'm not sure your having seen Ilsa: She-wolf of the SS is the best advertisement for the quality of your publishing company on a history forum.

~Vikki

[Jayslater]

From a cinematic history point of view and with regards to exploitation cinema, why not?

Personally, I find it to be offensive rubbish.

[J. Duncan]

The film is soft porn but I can see how one would fit it into a comprehensive biography in the sense that Wikipedia articles use the subject "in popular culture" at the bottom of some of their biographies. As an example, you will see a biography article on the Roman Emperor Claudius and at the bottom "in popular culture" it will mention the tv series "I Claudius" and that Derek Jacobi portrayed him.

"Ilse She Wolf of the SS" was kitsch loosely based on the life of Ilse Koch and could be compared with that awful "Caligula" film by Dino De Laurentis and Penthouse. Sexploitation films as Jayslater suggested with scripts loosely based on historical figures with much added "poetic license" (ie...BS).