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Viktor Eberhard Gräbner
Viktor Eberhard Gräbner (24 May 1914 – 18 September 1944) was originally an officer in the German Army who in 1943 transferred to the Waffen-SS. On 23 August 1944 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest Third Reich award for bravery, and 26 days later he died in the Battle of Arnhem.
==Biography==
Gräbner was born on 24 May 1914 in Leipzig. He joined the Allgemeine SS as SS-Mann in 1937, about the same time he entered military service in the German Army.〔(Wehrmacht-Awards.com: ''SS-Hauptsturmfuher Viktor Eberhardt Graebner'' ) Linked 2013-08-04〕 At the outbreak of World War II, he had advanced to ''Leutnant'' (Second Lieutenant). In 1941, he participated as front line soldier during Operation Barbarossa. On 1 October 1941, he was promoted to Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant)〔 in command of the 2nd Company, 256th Reconnaissance Battalion of the 256th Infantry Division and participated in the Battle of Moscow, which started the following day. He was awarded the German Cross in Gold in May 1942, probably in the Battles of Rzhev, as his unit moved there after Moscow.
In January 1943 he transferred to the newly formed Waffen-SS unit 9th SS Panzer Division ''Hohenstaufen'' with the equivalent rank of Obersturmführer,〔 and in March 1943 he was promoted to Hauptsturmführer (Captain).〔 In June, his division moved to Normandy and was involved in heavy fighting during the Battle for Caen, followed by a series of battles in France. In July 1944, he was awarded the Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Class, for 15 battles of close combat.〔 In August 1944 he was given command of the division's reconnaissance battalion and on 23 August 1944 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his actions in July, following a recommendation signed 6 August 1944 by his commander, Oberführer Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock, and approved by Obergruppenführer Willi Bittrich, head of the II SS Panzer Corps.〔 He did, however, not receive the award until 17 September 1944, the day before he died.〔
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