The Terrible War Crimes of Ilse Koch: Das Biest von Buchenwald
The story about this woman will give you chills for life.
One of the war stories that fascinated me when I was younger was the story of Ilse Koch or the “Das Biest von Buchenwald”.
That’s not because it’s a particular “fun” story or anything but mainly because it’s terrifying and it gives you chills when you read about the details. This woman was a true demon during the war.
Even though she did some horrible things, not many people not the name of “Ilse Koch” nowadays — that should change.
The happy child that turned into a beast
According to Wikipedia, Ilse Koch was born in 1906 in the city of Dresden, just north of the Czech border.
We see a lot of war criminals in Germany being related to former army officers. Her father was such a person and was a commander in the German army.
At the beginning of her life, she didn’t do anything wrong and went to school, got good grades, and was the typical perfect student. But like many other Germans, she became an associate of the Nazi Party.
After World War 1, many Germans were bittered about the defeat in the “Great War” and turned into the then-secret…
