I am currently reading a new book entitled “The Beasts of Buchenwald” written by Flint Whitlock, which has just been published. You can read about the book here. A lot of research has gone into this book and it has lots of good information and rare photos. The author reveals the real name of Ilse Koch’s son, who was conceived while she was a prisoner at Dachau, awaiting trial by the American Military Tribunal. He also reveals the name of the alleged father of her son. I’m not going to tell you the names. Get your own copy and read it yourself.
One thing that caught my attention in the book was this sentence on page 263:
Martin Sommer: The sadistic warden of the Bunker at KL Buchenwald volunteered for combat duty.
Martin Sommer, the hangman of Buchenwald
