Martin Gottfried Weiss

Martin Gottfried Weiss
Martin Weiss (foreground right, from behind) in the witness box during the Dachau Processes.

SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain) Martin Gottfried Weiss, alternatively spelled Weiß (3 June 1905 – 29 May 1946) was the Commandant of Dachau concentration camp in 1945. He also served as the commandant of Neuengamme concentration camp from April 1940 until September 1942.

Weiss was born in Weiden in der Oberpfalz. He was tried during the Dachau Trials of 15 November — 13 December 1945, found guilty, and was executed on 29 May 1946.

References

  • Zámečník, Stanislav (2002), Das war Dachau, Luxemburg: Comité International de Dachau, pp. 254–255