Hermann Baranowski (11 June 1884 in Schwerin – 5 February 1940 in Aue) was a German politician and military figure. A member of the Nazi Party, he is best known as the commandant of two German concentration camps of the SS Death's Head unit. He was the Schutzhaftlagerführer of Dachau concentration camp in 1938, where he had been sent as compound leader in 1936. He served as the SS-Oberführer of Sachsenhausen concentration camp from February 1938 - September 1939. He was noted to be especially sadistic. References 1884 births 1940 deaths People from Schwerin People from the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin SS-Oberführer Dachau concentration camp personnel Sachsenhausen concentration camp personnel Nazi concentration camp commandants Schutzhaftlagerführer Lichtenburg concentration camp personnel