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Maximilian Grabner | |
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Head of the Political Department in Auschwitz | |
Personal details | |
Born | Vienna, Austria-Hungary | 2 October 1905
Died | 24 January 1948 Montelupich Prison, Kraków, Polish People's Republic | (aged 42)
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Criminal status | Executed |
Conviction(s) | Crimes against humanity |
Trial | Auschwitz trial |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Political party | National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) |
Military service | |
Rank | Untersturmführer |
Maximilian Grabner (2 October 1905 – 24 January 1948) was an Austrian Gestapo chief in Auschwitz. At Auschwitz he was in command of the torture chamber Block 11, where he gained a reputation of brutality. He was executed for crimes against humanity in 1948.