Quinto Perona 1893 - 1944
Born 9.6.1893 in Biella
Died 19.7.1944 in Gusen
In stark defiance of the regime, he experienced multiple detentions in Turin, where he lived with his family. His strong opposition to the fascist rule ultimately resulted in his deportation at the ... read more
Gustav Meier 1888 - 1943
Born 15.9.1888 in Stürzelberg / Dormagen
Died 9.1.1943 in Mauthausen
Gustav Meier’s father, the butcher Josef Meier, married to Johanna Meier, née Baum, lived with his family in Stürzelberg, a small village near Dormagen in the Lower Rhine area. ... read more
Андрей Павлович Булаев / Andrej Pawlowitsch Bulaew 1914 - 1942
Born 15.8.1914
Died 12.5.1942 in Mauthausen
Andrej Pawlowitsch Bulaew was born in the village Kevdo-Melsitovo, Kamensky district of the Penza region. He was soldier in the 66th Howitzer Artillery Regiment, 61th Infantry Division. On 16 August ... read more
Ari Schwartz 1918 - 1944
Born 17.6.1918 in Bicsad / Bixad
Died 24.6.1944 in Gusen
Ari Schwartz was born in Bicsad (Bixad), Romania, to Menachem and Rosa. He was a locksmith/metalworker. He was single and prior to WWII he lived in Bicsad. Ronit Revach, relative read more
Władysław Bober 1897 - 1945
Born 24.9.1897 in Radziechów
Died 3.2.1945 in Gusen
Władysław Bober was born on 24 September 1897 in Radziechów in the voivodeship of Tarnopol. At that time, this region belonged to Austria; from 1919 to 1939 it was back in Polish hands; today i ... read more
Vilmos Nemes 1889 - 1945
Born 27.5.1889 in Nemeske
Died 6.3.1945 in Mauthausen
Vilmos Nemes (born Hausner) was the eighth of 13 children of David and Karolin Hausner (nee Weisz). He was born on 27 May 1889 in the village of Nemeske, Somogy County, Hungary. In the early ... read more
Lucien Bunel 1900 - 1945
Born 29.1.1900 in Barentin
Died 2.6.1945 in Linz
‘Goodbye, Children.’ Lucien Bunel, or Father Jacques as he was know by everybody, was a Carmelite priest and the director of the Petit Collège des Carmes in Avon, near ... read more
Carolus Marinus Popelier 1918 - 1945
Born 29.10.1918 in Gorinchem
Died 23.2.1945 in Mauthausen
As a prospective reserve officer flyer Royal Navy, Carolus Marinus Popelier was taken prisoner on 15 May 1942 in Roermond, Netherlands. The same day he was transported to Oflag XIII B ... read more
Alojz Ivanc 1912 - 1941
Born 21.4.1912 in Gorica
Died 23.10.1941 in Gusen
It may seem unbelievable but from the documents and testimonies it is clear that the first Slovenes in the Mauthausen and Gusen concentration camps were Spanish Republican fighters of Slovenian ... read more
Angelo Valagussa 1922 - 1945
Born 24.6.1922 in Cernusco Lombardone
Died 14.3.1945 in Mauthausen
Angelo Valagussa was born in a farmhouse on property belonging to the noble Ancarani family. He spent his childhood and his years of primary education in the countryside. Then he moved to the Affori ... read more
