Hermann Pister
Hermann Pister | |
|---|---|
Pister in 1947 | |
| Born | 21 February 1885 |
| Died | 28 September 1948 (aged 63) |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Motive | Nazism |
| Conviction | War crimes |
| Trial | Buchenwald trial |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Imperial German Navy Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service | 1916–1918 1932–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Oberführer |
| Service number | 29892 |
| Commands | Hinzert concentration camp (1939–1941) Buchenwald concentration camp (1942–1945) |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
Hermann 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.