Friedrich Panzinger (1 February 1903 – 8 August 1959) was a German SS officer during the Nazi era.
He served as the head of the Reich Main Security Office (Reichssicherheitshauptamt; RSHA) Amt IV A, from September 1943 to May 1944 and the commanding officer of Einsatzgruppe A in the Baltic States and Belarus.
From 15 August 1944 forward, he was chief of RSHA Amt V, the Kriminalpolizei (Kripo; Criminal Police), also known as the Reichskriminalpolizeiamt (RKPA).
After the war he was a member of the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND; Federal Intelligence Service).
He committed suicide after being arrested for war crimes.