Egon Gustav Adolf Zill (28 March 1906 in Plauen – 23 October 1974 in Munich) was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) Sturmbannführer and concentration camp commandant.
[3] As a commandant, Zill expected his guards to act with the discipline of soldiers whilst also supporting the idea that camp inmates who had been indoctrinated into Nazism should be allowed to fight for Nazi Germany in return for their freedom.
[3] His regime as a commandant was also marked by extreme cruelty, and according to the testimonies of inmates, Zill's crimes included tying prisoners to trees before allowing his dogs to savage their genitalia.
[3] Nicknamed "Little Zill" because of his short stature, he went underground after the Second World War, but revealed himself when he put his real name on the birth certificate of an illegitimate child.
Despite his acquittal, officials noted that he showed a lack of remorse for his involvement in Dachau in the first place and that he'd acted violently towards other prisoners.