The Bitch of Buchenwald (2010)

Name: The Bitch of Buchenwald
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-03-04T17:36:42+01:00
Cast: Ilse Koch, Karl Koch, Peter Morgan Jones

Documentary | 80 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 80 minuten

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Gerry Malir

Stars: Ilse Koch and Peter Morgan Jones

IMDb score: 4,3 (7)

Releasedate: 28 July 2009

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The Bitch of Buchenwald plot

This documentary examines the story of Ilse Koch and how she came to her actions. Ilse was the wife of SS Colonel Karl Koch, who was in charge of the Buchenwald concentration camp during World War II. The film places her in the context of Germany at the time of the Nazis. Her career in the Nazi Party and in the SS is followed. The film also shows how, as the wife of the commander of the infamous Buchenwald, she got used to the monstrosities and the various privileges she enjoyed in this role.