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Wincenty Gołębiewski 1909 - 1944

Born 19.7.1909 in Bieżuń
Died 8.11.1944 in Linz

We are questing for the completion of a story told years after as a result of a selection performed by the Germans at Dulag 121 camp in Pruszków in Poland Wincenty Gołębiewski went missing. Z ... 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 ... read more

Robert Litterer 1903 - 1945

Born 1.11.1903 in Warszawa
Died 31.3.1945 in Mauthausen

On 3 April, Harry Klauber had already been dead for three days. Two weeks he had waited for his death in the Mauthausen concentration camp, few had so longed for their last breath as him, for his ... read more

Samuel Kamiński 1926 - 1945

Born 8.1.1926
Died 16.4.1945 in Ebensee

Samuel (Zanwel) Kamiński was born on 8 January 1926 in Wieluń, Poland. Parents: Jankiel Kamiński from Wieluń, Poland, and Nacha Himmel from Praszka. He was arrested on 1 August 1941, arrived at Aus ... read more

Alfonso Ogliaro 1897 - 1945

Born 30.5.1897 in Biella
Died 20.2.1945 in Gusen

Alfonso Ogliaro was born on 30 May 1897 into a working-class family in Biella. He and his sister Vittoria were orphaned at a young age. He worked in several jobs (labourer, builder, carpenter) and ... read more

Edmund Bursche 1881 - 1940

Born 17.7.1881 in Zgierz
Died 25.7.1940 in Gusen

The pastor Prof. Edmund Bursche was born on 17 July 1881 in Zgierz and was a Polish Protestant theologian and church historian. He was the son of the pastor Ernest Wilhelm Bursche and the ... read more

Григорий Швецов / Grigorij Schwezow 1910 - 1945

Born 27.11.1910 in Morschansk
Died 20.4.1945 in Gusen

Born in Morshansk, Tambov Governorate (Oblast), Russia. Worked as agricultural machinery locksmith, was conscripted on 28 July 1941. Served in the rank of junior lieutenant (unterleutnant) in 1046th ... read more

Karel Hudomalj 1905 - 1944

Born 18.10.1905 in Zagorje
Died 27.9.1944 in Mauthausen

  Karel Hudomalj was a remarkable figure with an extensive political career. By profession he was a mechanic and, like many of his countrymen, he started his career in a coal mine. But his ... read more

Stanisław Polowiak 1902 - 1941

Born 19.3.1902 in Kalisz
Died 17.9.1941 in Gusen

He lived in Kalisz (Poland). He was the second husband of Marianna. His last known address in Kalisz was 4 Rzeźnicza Street. Rita Krawczyk, great-granddaughter of his step-daughter Wanda read more

Gian Luigi Banfi 1910 - 1945

Born 2.4.1910 in Milano
Died 11.4.1945 in Gusen

Gian Luigi Banfi was born to parents Angelo Banfi and Alice Gandini. He attended the Parrini grammar school in Milan, where he was classmates with Lodovico Belgiojoso, Enrico Peressuti and Ernesto ... read more