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Cornelis Carel Braggaar 1913 - 1944

Born 23.9.1913 in Amsterdam
Died 6.9.1944 in Mauthausen

After graduating from nautical college, Kees Braggaar joined the Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij (Dutch Steam Shipping Line) as third helmsman. He went on some voyages to India. However, when in ... read more

Jakob Berger 1889 - 1944

Born 18.12.1889 in Kraków
Died 20.8.1944 in Melk

Jakub Berger was my Grandfather. Taken from his family in Berlin in 1938 during the Polenaktion. He ended up in his native town, Kraków, where his wife Franja joined him. Eventually he was ... read more

Ivan Godec 1921 - 1944

Born 27.10.1921 in Trbovlje
Died 17.3.1944 in Redl-Zipf

Ivan (Johann) Godec was a very enigmatic personality and still many questions concerning his personality remain unanswered. He was trained as an electrician or an engineer. After schooling, he was ... read more

Josef Paul Mikulski 1886 - 1940

Born 7.1.1886 in Gleiwitz / Gliwice
Died 7.2.1940 in Mauthausen

Josef Paul Mikulski was born on 7 January 1886 in Gliwice. He worked there for the metal industry. On 26 July 1910 he married Johanna Olbrich. They lived in Gliwice. The marriage produced five ... read more

Moritz Schaap 1895 - 1941

Born 18.12.1895 in Noordhorn
Died 20.10.1941 in Mauthausen

Moritz Schaap was survived by his wife, Erna Oppenheimer Schaap and son, Klaus Schaap when they fled shortly after Moritz was picked up by the Nazis. They were saved by two different families during ... read more

Vítězslav Gross 1909 - 1941

Born 12.10.1909 in Boskovice
Died 15.11.1941 in Mauthausen

Address: Náchod, Židovská 731 Profession: Head cantor of the Jewish community of Náchod His father was a teacher of religious studies. His mother was called Kateřina, n ... read more

Johann Reinhardt 1900 - 1942

Born 11.10.1900 in Steinenkirch
Died 2.2.1942 in Gusen

Johann Reinhardt, born 11 October 1900 in Steinenkirch in the Geislingen district, lived with his wife Emma and their four children in Sindelfingen near Stuttgart. He worked as a merchant and ... read more

Wojciech Wojcieszak 1894 - 1941

Born 19.3.1894 in Niestronno
Died 22.4.1941 in Gusen

Wojciech Wojcieszak was born on 19 March 1894 in Niestronno, Poland, in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in the Mogilno poviat, in the Mogilno commune. His mother was called Anna Wojcieszak. The ... read more

Ermanno Calore 1897 - 1944

Born 21.2.1897 in Padova
Died 10.10.1944 in Hartheim

Ermanno was “arrested” and documented as “Schutzhäftling” (protective custody) for being anti-Nazi. He was held captive at Ebensee and at Mauthausen concentration camp ... read more

Живан Бркић / Živan Brkić 1924 - 1944

Born 12.12.1924 in Kragujevac
Died 20.1.1944 in Gusen

Živan Brkić was born 121.12.1924. in Kragujevac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He was a member of Yugoslavian Royal Army. His roots comes from Serbian Orthodox family, from father Milovan Brkić and mother So ... read more