Hermann Pister

Hermann Pister
Pister c. 1947
Born
Hermann Franz Josef Pister

(1885-02-21)21 February 1885
Lübeck, Germany
Died28 September 1948(1948-09-28) (aged 63)
Landsberg am Lech, Germany
Criminal statusDeceased
MotiveNazism
ConvictionWar crimes
TrialBuchenwald trial
Criminal penaltyDeath
Military career
AllegianceGerman Empire
Nazi Germany
BranchImperial German Navy
Schutzstaffel
Service years1916–1918
1932–1945
RankSS-Oberführer
Service number29892
CommandsHinzert concentration camp (1939–1941)
Buchenwald concentration camp (1942–1945)
ConflictsWorld War I

Hermann Franz Josef Pister (21 February 1885 – 28 September 1948) was an SS-Oberführer (senior colonel) and commandant of Buchenwald concentration camp from 21 January 1942 until April 1945.

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