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
Born	11 October 1904 Bremen, German Empire
Died	22 October 1948 (aged 44) Landsberg Prison, Landsberg am Lech, Allied-occupied Germany
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Conviction(s)	War crimes
Trial	Dachau trials
Criminal penalty	Death
Criminal status	Executed

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.