Franz Böttger (11 July 1888 – 29 May 1946) was a German SS-Oberscharführer, employed as a supervising officer in the Dachau concentration camp.

"[1] Böttger, married and childless, was a sales representative for a firm trading in jewelry and gems in Munich when he was called into military service in 1940; he entered the Dachau concentration camp guards' company in June 1940.

By November, he had left the company, but returned in May 1941 as a logistics officer, transferring to the camp administration's postal service in September 1941.

He was apprehended after being sought out and recognized by former Dachau inmates, and transferred to his former workplace, which was now in use as a facility to contain (presumed) Nazi criminals and/or facilitators.

[2][4] On 15 November 1945, Böttger was indicted for committing war crimes before the U.S. military court presiding over the Dachau trials, and was found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging on December, 13th, 1945, along with 35 other defendants.