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Frau Ilse Koch, styled The Witch of Buchenwalo, sentenced to life imprisonment at Dachau, Germany, today
Frau Ilse Koch, styled The Witch of Buchenwalo, sentenced to life imprisonment at Dachau, Germany, today

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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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019510F
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