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Walenty Pierzyński 1886 - 1941

Born 27.1.1886 in Baranów
Died 15.7.1941 in Gusen

Walenty Pierzyński and his sons were taken away at the same time as political prisoners. The father was the mayor in Brudzki, Poland. My father said that his father drowned. He was held under water ... read more

Vincenzo Salcito 1921 - 1945

Born 16.11.1921 in Pisa
Died 30.4.1945 in Mauthausen

On 16 Februar 1944 Antonia Salcito, father of seven children, captain of the Brigata Garibaldi of Foligno, was arrested in Roviglieto (Perugia) together with his son Vincenzo; his son Franco was also ... read more

Georges Belin 1902 - 1945

Born 3.10.1902 in Pexonne
Died 16.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Georges Belin was born on 3 October 1902 in Pexonne, he married Jeanne Cuny in 1929 and had two children with her: Geneviève, born on 4 January 1932, and Pierre, born on 22 April 1937. After ... read more

Nils Johan Harjo 1887 - 1944

Born 5.4.1887 in Sør-Varanger
Died 23.11.1944 in Melk

Nils Johan Harjo was born on 5 April 1887 in Sør-Varanger. He was the son of Johan Petter Harjo and Marie Efrosina, née Beddari. In 1910 he married Marie Elmine Sieppi, who came from ... read more

Aleksander Dobrowolski 1888 - 1940

Born 14.2.1888 in Warszawa
Died 19.12.1940 in Gusen

Catholic, Engineer, Polish Nationalist. Sons Tadeusz Dobrowolski and Zbigniew Dobrowolski, daughter “Lala” Dobrowolski. Son TadeusDobrowolski is thought to have been killed in Polish ... read more

Jan Sztwiertnia 1911 - 1940

Born 1.6.1911 in Ustroń
Died 29.8.1940 in Gusen

Born on 1 June 1911 in Ustroń in Cieszyn Silesia, Jan Sztwiertnia studied from 1925-30 at the teacher training college in Cieszyn. Under the direction of Karol Hławiczka and Alfred Nohel, he learned t ... read more

Jan Mrzyk 1899 - 1943

Born 4.4.1899 in Międzyrzecze Dolne
Died 14.11.1943 in Gusen

Jan Mrzyk was born on 4 April 1899 in Międzyrzecze Dolne in the municipality of Jasienica, Bielski district. He was the son of Jan and Stanisława Mrzyk who lived in Międzyrzecze Dolne. He went on to b ... read more

Bienvenido Claramunt Izquierdo 1903 - 1943

Born 25.6.1903 in Barcelona
Died 11.11.1943 in Gusen

My grandfather was Catalan and he lived in Barcelona on Calle Parlament corner Viladomat. He was married to Maria Ruiz (my grandmother) and had a son Manel Claramunt (my father) who was barely one ... read more

David Korper 1915 - 1941

Born 31.1.1915 in Amsterdam
Died 1.8.1941 in Mauthausen

David Korper was a butcher and lived in the eastern part of Amsterdam. He was caught during the razzia of February 1941. There exists a photograph of his arrest at the Josef Daniël Meyerplein ... read more

Fritz Sidlof 1917 - 1945

Born 8.6.1917 in Wien
Died 1.5.1945 in Gusen

Fritz was the beloved son of Regina and Leopoldo Sidlof, who both died in 1942, and most loved brother of his sister Julie pictured here in 1938. Fritz was planning to study architecture in Vienna ... read more