Frau Ilse Koch, styled The Witch of Buchenwalo, sentenced to life imprisonment at Dachau, Germany, today
Date8/14/1947
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Original Toronto Star caption: Frau Ilse Koch; styled The Witch of Buchenwalo; sentenced to life imprisonment at Dachau; Germany; today. Frau Koch; who is said to have shared Buchenwald camp rule with her commandant husband; was accused of having prisoners killed so she could make lamp shades; purses and book bindings out of their tattooed skin.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019510F