Erich Koch
Nazi leader, war criminal, art collector (1896-1986) · Germany · On the map · Politicians · Died at 90
Erich Koch 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 of Bezirk Bialystok.
Erich Koch is read about 523 times a day, in 27 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Also in Deutsch
Media & music
Awards
About this person
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.
The same award as Erich
Odilo GlobočnikBoth received Nazi Party Long Service Award in Silver
Karl BrandtBoth received Nazi Party Long Service Award in Bronze
Albert ForsterBoth received Danzig Cross 1st Class
Wilhelm BittrichBoth received Nazi Party Long Service Award in Bronze
Max AmannBoth received Nazi Party Long Service Award in Silver
Arthur GreiserBoth received Danzig Cross 1st Class