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''Rather than attempting major changes, the Reichskommissar has let the colony stagnate beneath him, even as terror rises and profits slow. Deep down, Erich Koch may be aware of some solution, but the man lacks the energy to change Ukraine's fate. In the name of profit, the Reichskommissar ground his colony into sand - now, he watches it blow away.''
=== Early Life ===
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Soon after the invasion of the Soviet Union, Koch was appointed "civil commissioner" (Zivilkommissar) on 1 August 1941, and later as Chief of Civil Administration in Bezirk Bialystok.
[[File:Erich Koch and Rosenberg.jpg|250px|thumb|<center>Erich Koch (right) and <br>Alfred Rosenberg (center)</center>]] On September 1st 1941, Koch became Reichskommissar for the [[Reichskommissariat Ukraine|Ukraine]] with control of the Gestapo and the uniformed police. As Reichskommissar he had full authority in his realm, which led to conflict with other elements of the Nazi bureaucracy. Alfred Rosenberg, Reich Minister for the Occupied Eastern Territories (Reichsministerium für die besetzten Ostgebiete), expressed his disapproval of Koch's autonomous actions to Hitler in 1941.
Koch's first act as Reichskommissar was to close local schools, declaring that ''"Ukrainian children need no schools. What they'll have to learn will be taught to them by their German masters."''
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— </blockquote>Koch's rule was and still is characterized characterized by disturbing brutality, which gave rise to numerous and persistent resistance movements. These include the [[Ukrainian Workers' and Peasants' Red Army]], [[Ukrainian Insurgent Army]] and the [[Ukrainian National Revolutionary Army]]. All of which plague his fiefdom in a determined fight for the freedom of Ukraine. After the West Russian War (1955-1957) these movements gained substantially more traction, fighting fiercely against the Nazi occupiers, causing Koch enough headaches to lose interest in his job as Reichskommissariat. Koch now only does the bare minimum required of him and dreams of being rid of his position as Reischkommissar.
Erich Koch is the starting leader for Reichskommissariat Ukraine. He is forced to dabble with issues of modernization and rebel busting. Through his short focus tree he is unable to cause significant difference.
After its conclusion, Koch will attempt to leave the Reichskommissariat for East Prussia, however when he turns on his car's engine, a bomb planted by one of the rebel groups will go off. While not killed by the explosion, Eirch Koch ends up in a coma, in all likelihood one which he will never wake up from.
▲=== In-Game (Spoilers) ===
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