Liborio Baldanza 1899 - 1945
Born 2.8.1899 in Geraci Siculo
Died 3.4.1945 in auf dem Todesmarsch von Hinterbrühl nach Mauthausen
At the age of 16, Liborio Baldanza began work at the Cantieri Navali Riuniti wharf in Palermo and started attending the technical night school in the city. One year later, however, he had to leave ... read more
Josep Miret Musté 1907 - 1944
Born 14.4.1907 in Barcelona
Died 17.11.1944 in Wien
Josep Miret Musté was born on 14 April 1907 to a working-class family in Barcelona, which had moved from the rural district of Tarragona to the Catalan capital. He learned the art of ... read more
Leon De Baere 1891 - 1942
Born 25.10.1891 in Berchem
Died 1.10.1942 in Mauthausen
Leon De Baere was the son of Philemond De Baere (1859-1920). My father provided me with the following information about the cause of death of Leon De Baere: He fell down, exhausted, while ... read more
Leon Kuhn 1908 - 1945
Born 7.6.1908 in Krakow
Died 17.2.1945 in Ebensee
Leon Kuhn was born in Krakow, Poland in the year 1908. He and some members of his family moved to Antwerp, Belgium, around 1920. There he was able to set up a furrier company and married my ... read more
Jakob Gijs Rubens 1918 - 1941
Born 25.10.1918 in Amsterdam
Died 7.8.1941 in Mauthausen
Jakob Gijs Rubens, who was called Jaap, was the son of Marcus Rubens and Rebecca Rubens-Witstein. The Rubens family were liberal Jewish, not Orthodox, but the Jewish holidays were celebrated. Mr. and ... read more
Louis Schenkkan 1915 - 1941
Born 29.1.1915 in Amsterdam
Died 14.10.1941 in Mauthausen
Louis Schenkkan was arrested during the razzia in Amsterdam on 22 February 1941 and then deported to Schoorl – Buchenwald – Mauthausen. Saskia Leune, grandniece Detailed Biography ... read more
Artur Berger 1914 - 1945
Born 3.3.1914 in Niederzissen
Died 12.5.1945 in Gusen
ARTUR or ARTHUR BERGER 1914 to 1945 Arthur Berger was born in Niederzissen, Ahrweiler (district), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany on 3 March 1914 to Julius Berger (1883-1918) and Josefine Eggener ... read more
Vincenc Mašek 1889 - 1942
Born 4.4.1889 in Přeštice
Died 19.1.1942 in Mauthausen
Vincenc Mašek – his true name Čeněk Mašek – fought in World War I and was taken prisoner by the Russians. Managed to come back by foot through Poland. He was then w ... read more
Борис Георгиевич Балаев / Boris Georgiewitsch Balaew 1907 - 1944
Born 25.8.1907 in Pensenskaja obl., Kusnezkij r.
Died 26.4.1944 in Mauthausen
Balaew was second lieutenant and platoon commander of the 65th tank regiment, 12th Guards Rifle Corps. On 28 May 1943, in command of a tank T-34 with the objective to seize the village Onufrievo, ... read more
August Kahrmann 1900 - 1940
Born 19.5.1900 in Plankstadt
Died 3.2.1940 in Mauthausen
August Kahrmann was born on 19 May 1900 in Plankstadt to the ‘unmarried cigar worker Anna Gund’. That year she married the cigar-maker Christian August Kahrmann from Schwetzingen, who ... read more
