Paul Pleiger (28 September 1899 – 22 July 1985) was a German entrepreneur and corporate executive who was involved in managing the war economy of Nazi Germany.

[1][2] In November 1934, at the request of Wilhelm Keppler, Hitler's advisor for economic affairs, Pleiger went to work for him in Berlin, dealing with the promotion of ore mining.

In October 1936, when the Four Year Plan was established under Hermann Göring, Pleiger headed its iron department in the office for raw materials.

[1] As general director of the Reichswerke Hermann Göring, Pleiger was one of the most influential economic functionaries and state entrepreneurs of Nazi Germany, also holding supervisory and executive board positions in numerous other corporations.

He was simultaneously named Reichsbeauftragter für die Kohlenversorgung (Reich Commissioner for Coal Supply), including for the occupied territories.

[5] In his numerous industrial management capacities, Pleiger bore responsibility for human and material exploitation of the occupied territories with all its associated coercive and repressive measures.

However, he was granted early release in March 1951 from Landsberg Prison and returned to the board of directors of his company in Sprockhövel, the Pleiger Gruppe.