Maximilian Grabner

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Maximilian Grabner
SS-Untersturmführer Maximilian Grabner
Head of the Political Department in Auschwitz
Personal details
Born	(1905-10-02)2 October 1905 Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died	24 January 1948(1948-01-24) (aged 42) Montelupich Prison, Kraków, Polish People's Republic
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.