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Erich Koch
Koch in 1941
Gauleiter of Gau East Prussia
In office
1 October 1928 – 23 April 1945
LeaderAdolf Hitler
Preceded byHans Albert Hohnfeldt (acting)
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
Oberpräsident of East Prussia
In office
2 June 1933 – 23 April 1945
Preceded byWilhelm Kutscher
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
Reichskommissar for Ukraine
In office
1 September 1941 – 10 November 1944
Appointed byAdolf Hitler
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
Reichskommissar for the Ostland
In office
21 September 1944 – 21 January 1945
(de facto ousted 13 October 1944)
Appointed byAdolf Hitler
Preceded byHinrich Lohse
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
Personal details
Born19 June 1896
Elberfeld, German Empire
Died12 November 1986 (aged 90)
Barczewo Prison, Barczewo, Polish People's Republic
Political partyNazi Party
Conviction(s)War crimes
Criminal penaltyDeath; commuted to life imprisonment
Military service
AllegianceErich Koch German Empire
Branch/serviceErich Koch Imperial German Army
Freikorps Rossbach
Years of service1915–1918
Battles/warsWorld War I

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.

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