Miguel Sánchez Medina 1915 - 1942

Born 6.9.1915 in Mengíbar
Died 12.1.1942 in Gusen

Biography

He was born on September 6, 1915, in Mengíbar (Jaén, Spain). He was a farmer and single.

In Spain, he volunteered for the Republican mixed brigades once the Civil War broke out. After the capture of Catalonia and the loss of the war, he crossed the French border, arriving at the Saint-Cyprien internment camp in February 1939.

In December 1939, along with three of his fellow countrymen, he enlisted in the 108th Foreign Workers Company (Compañía de Trabajadores Extranjeros/Compagnie de travailleurs étrangers), serving with the French Army, stationed on the Maginot Line, Sector 11, working on the construction of artillery-fortified fronts in the towns of Faulquemont, Saint-Florentin, and Morhange.

On June 20, 1940, after the Nazis invaded France, he was captured in Delle and taken as a prisoner of war to Frontstalag 140 in Belfort. He was later transferred to Stalag XI-B in Fallingbostel, Germany. From there he arrived at the Mauthausen concentration camp on 27/01/1941, where he was assigned registration number 6170. On 20/10/1941 he was transferred to the Gusen subcamp with registration number 13985, where he was murdered on 12/01/1942 at the age of 26.

 

Asociación Triángulo Azul Stolpersteine de Córdoba y Jaén

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