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Erich Koch
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Erich Koch (19 June 1896 – 12 November 1986) was a Gauleiter of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in East Prussia from 1 October 1928 until 1945. Between 1941 and 1945 he was Chief of Civil Administration (Chef der Zivilverwaltung) of Bezirk Bialystok. During this period, he was also the Reichskommissar in Reichskommissariat Ukraine from September 1941 until August 1944 and in Reichskommissariat Ostland from September 1944. After the Second World War, Koch stood trial in Poland and was convicted in 1959 of war crimes and sentenced to death. The sentence was later commuted to life in prison and Koch died of natural causes in his cell at the Barczewo prison on 12 November 1986.
Erich Koch | |
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![]() Koch in 1941 | |
Gauleiter of Gau East Prussia | |
In office 1 October 1928 – 23 April 1945 | |
Leader | Adolf Hitler |
Preceded by | Hans Albert Hohnfeldt (acting) |
Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
Oberpräsident of East Prussia | |
In office 2 June 1933 – 23 April 1945 | |
Preceded by | Wilhelm Kutscher |
Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
Reichskommissar for Ukraine | |
In office 1 September 1941 – 10 November 1944 | |
Appointed by | Adolf Hitler |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
Reichskommissar for the Ostland | |
In office 21 September 1944 – 21 January 1945 (de facto ousted 13 October 1944) | |
Appointed by | Adolf Hitler |
Preceded by | Hinrich Lohse |
Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 June 1896 Elberfeld, German Empire |
Died | 12 November 1986 (aged 90) Barczewo Prison, Barczewo, Polish People's Republic |
Political party | Nazi Party |
Conviction(s) | War crimes |
Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() Freikorps Rossbach |
Years of service | 1915–1918 |
Battles/wars | World War I |