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6. IIRC, Fred Koch immigrated from Netherlands.

Sat Feb 1, 2014, 08:26 PM

Feb 2014

However, Koch is a common German name, translating to English as "Cook". Origin is the Latin word cocus, "one who prepares food".

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Report: The Kochs, A Nazi Past, Oil & The Foundation of The Right [View all] hue Jan 2014 OP

From the link. You can see David and Charles in the face of Ilse Koch: freshwest Feb 2014 #1

K & R. Let's never allow the lie that the Nazis weren't Right Wingers Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2014 #2

Oh yes, I regularly come across the idiocy saying that the Nazis were leftists. Fortinbras Armstrong Feb 2014 #3

I'm sure you're aware Cirque du So-What Feb 2014 #4

Oh, that is too perfect. malthaussen Feb 2014 #5

IIRC, Fred Koch immigrated from Netherlands. HooptieWagon Feb 2014 #6

We boycott them all!! Thanks for posting & listing!! hue Feb 2014 #9