De beul van Auschwitz Maximilian Grabner (staand) leider van de Politieke Af, Bestanddeelnr 901-2954, September 1945

Collection / archive: photo collection anefo report / series: [ unknown ] description: "the executioner of auschwitz" [maximilian grabner (standing) leader of the political department of auschwitz concentration camp is interrogated by dr heinrich dumayer, chief of the viennese police and former auschwitz internee] annotation: repronegative. The interrogation took place in early september 1945. The repro is dated 28-12-1945. This photo was published in two newspapers on january 3 and 5, 1946. Grabner then has the wrong first name in both captions (namely wilhelm) and he is incorrectly called commander of auschwitz. Grabner was sentenced to death in poland in december 1947 and hanged in january 1948 date: september 1945 location: vienna keywords: war criminals, justice, second world war personal name: dumayer, heinrich, grabner, maximilian photographer: photographer unknown / anefo copyright holder: national archives material type: negative (black/white) archive inventory number: view access 2. 24. 01. 04 component number: 901-2954. Date: September 1945.