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Alexander Piorkowski

Alexander Piorkowski
Piorkowski under arrest by the British military at Westertimke near Bremen
Commandant of Dachau concentration camp
In office
February 1940 – Mid-September 1942
Personal details
Born11 October 1904
Bremen, German Empire
Died22 October 1948 (aged 44)
Landsberg Prison, Landsberg am Lech, Allied-occupied Germany
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Conviction(s)War crimes
TrialDachau trials
Criminal penaltyDeath
Criminal statusExecuted

Alexander Bernhard Hans Piorkowski (11 October 1904 – 22 October 1948) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era and commandant of Dachau concentration camp. Following the war, he was convicted and executed.


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