Milivoj Kljaković-Gašpić 1927 - 1944
Born 8.8.1927 in Solin
Died 25.8.1944 in Hartheim
Milivoj Kljaković-Gašpić (Father Marin) was born in 1927 in Solin near Split (Dalamatia). While still at school he joined the partisan movement in September 1943 at the age of 16. As early as N ... read more
Vojtech Ábel 1911 - 1945
Born 9.2.1911 in Piešťany
Died 10.4.1945 in Mauthausen
Vojtech Ábel studied at the College of Mechanical Engineering in Košice from 1929 to 1933. After completing training at the school for reserve officers in the motorised units, he was ... read more
Ernst Schafer 1898 - 1942
Born 25.3.1898 in Wien
Died 28.9.1942 in Mauthausen
The author Ernst Schafer lived at 14 Bergsteiggasse in Vienna’s Hernals district. As a Jew he was persecuted by the National Socialist regime of terror on racist grounds, was imprisoned at ... read more
Václav Sinkule 1905 - 1942
Born 14.1.1905 in Praha
Died 20.4.1942 in Mauthausen
Václav Sinkule was born on 14 January 1905 in Prague, the son of a railway worker. He attended the commercial high school and in his free time took an interest in foreign languages, music, ... read more
Alfred Jones 1914 - 1944
Born 18.8.1914 in Port Talbot
Died 9.11.1944 in Mauthausen
Alfred Jones enlisted at Port Talbot into the Royal Artillery on 19 August 1931 aged 17, he had added a year to his age so he could join up. After training he was posted to the 22/24 Brigade and on ... read more
Georg Straub 1890 - 1945
Born 31.7.1890 in Radelstetten
Died 13.3.1945 in Mauthausen
Georg Straub was born on 31 July 1890 in Radelstetten near Ulm into what can be considered difficult family circumstances. His mother was certified as ‘mentally confused’ and his father ... read more
Abilio Álvarez Bernardo 1916 - 1942
Born 25.6.1916 in Olelas (Entrimo)
Died 2.2.1942 in Hartheim
He was born on 25 June 1916 in Olelas, a small Galician village in Entrimo council in Ourense. Olelas is very close to the border which unites Galician and Portuguese people. His parents were ... read more
Karel Welzel 1901 - 1941
Born 10.4.1901 in Náchod
Died 17.12.1941 in Mauthausen
Together with his younger brother František (born 1903), Karel Welzel was co-owner of the shipping company Sebastian Welzel und Söhne. They owned a fuel depot next to the main station in ... read more
Heinz Felix Geiringer 1926 - 1945
Born 12.7.1926 in Wien
Died 26.4.1945 in Ebensee
Son of Erich Geiringer who died in Mauthausen, too, and Elfriede Geiringer who survived Auschwitz and remarried to Otto Frank. Brother Eva Geiringer (married Schloss) who survived Auschwitz. Tami ... read more
Jerzy Ostrowski 1897 - 1942
Born 9.1.1897 in Chodel
Died 27.11.1942 in Gusen
Jerzy Zbigniew Ostrowski, a Polish novelist, published amongst others ‘Obok życia’, ‘Sobieradek’, ‘Sztandar na maszcie’, ‘Chorągiew na dachu’, & ... read more
