Timeline of Commanders
• SS-Standartenführer Hilmar Wäckerle (03/22/1933 - 06/26/1933)
• SS-Gruppenführer Theodore Eicke (06/26/1933 - 04/07/1934)
• SS-Oberführer Alexander Reiner (04/07/1934 - 10/22/1934)
• SS-Brigadeführer Berthold Maack (10/22/1934 - 01/12/1934)
• SS-Oberführer Heinrich Deubel (01/12/1934 - 03/31/1936)
• SS-Oberführer Hans Loritz (03/31/1936 - 01/07/1939)
• SS-Hauptsturmführer Alex Piorkowski (01/07/1939 - 01/02/1942)
• SS-Obersturmbannführer Martin Weiss (01/03/1942 - 09/30/1943)
• SS-Hauptsturmführer Wilhelm Weiter (09/30/1943 - 04/26/1945)
• SS-Obersturmbannführer Martin Weiss (04/26/1945 - 04/28/1945)
• SS-Untersturmführer Johannes Otto (04/28/1945 - 04/28/1945)
• SS-Sturmscharführer Heinrich Wicker (04/28/1945 - 04/29/1945)
• SS-Gruppenführer Theodore Eicke (06/26/1933 - 04/07/1934)
• SS-Oberführer Alexander Reiner (04/07/1934 - 10/22/1934)
• SS-Brigadeführer Berthold Maack (10/22/1934 - 01/12/1934)
• SS-Oberführer Heinrich Deubel (01/12/1934 - 03/31/1936)
• SS-Oberführer Hans Loritz (03/31/1936 - 01/07/1939)
• SS-Hauptsturmführer Alex Piorkowski (01/07/1939 - 01/02/1942)
• SS-Obersturmbannführer Martin Weiss (01/03/1942 - 09/30/1943)
• SS-Hauptsturmführer Wilhelm Weiter (09/30/1943 - 04/26/1945)
• SS-Obersturmbannführer Martin Weiss (04/26/1945 - 04/28/1945)
• SS-Untersturmführer Johannes Otto (04/28/1945 - 04/28/1945)
• SS-Sturmscharführer Heinrich Wicker (04/28/1945 - 04/29/1945)
Government in Camp
The prisoners of the camp were guarded by Bavarian state police until the camp was taken over by the SS on 11 April 1933.
The commandants at Dachau throughout its history were:
The commandants at Dachau throughout its history were:
- Hilmar Wackerle (SS Standartenfuhrer)
- Theodor Eicke (SS Obergruppenfuhrer)
- Heinrich Deubel (SS Oberfuhrer)
- Alex Piorkowski (SS Obersturmbannfuhrer)
- Wilhelm Weiter (SS Sturmbannfuhrer)
- Hans Loritz (SS Oberfuhrer)
- Martin Weiss (SS Obersturmbannfuhrer)