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Dante Spallanzani 1907 - 1945

Born 9.8.1907 in Genova
Died 31.1.1945 in Melk

Dante Spallanzani born on 9 August 1907 in Sampierdarena (Genoa), lived in Milan in Viale Lombardia 11 and worked at Caproni. He was arrested on 11 March 1944, deported to Mauthausen (matriculation ... read more

Francesco Affaba 1898 - 1945

Born 3.2.1898 in Salerano sul Lambro
Died 4.2.1945 in Gusen

Francesco Affaba, my paternal grandfather, was born in Salerano sul lambro, provincia di Lodi. He was incarcerated in San Vittore and then in Bergamo around 20 March 1944. He was deported to ... read more

Willibald Zelger 1907 - 1945

Born 17.11.1907 in London
Died 28.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Willibald Zelger was born on 17 November 1907 in London, the son of Lilian and Willibald Zelger. His father originally came from South Tyrol, had worked as a photographer in London around the turn of ... read more

Jean Rozinoer 1920 - 1943

Born 27.6.1920 in Paris
Died 29.6.1943 in Mauthausen

As a young medical student, still single, during the Second World War Jean Rozinoer lived with his parents at 280 rue Vaugirard in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. On 11 January 1940 he took part in ... read more

Павел Михайлович Ковела / Pawel Michailowitsch Kowela 1902 - 1945

Born 29.6.1902 in Wolka Łosiniecka
Died .5.1945 in Mauthausen

Pavel Michailovich Kovela was born on 29 June 1902 in the village of Wolka Łosiniecka in the municipality of Paseki in the Tomaszów district of the voivodeship of Lublin (Poland) into a poor ... read more

Милош Борковић / Miloš Borković

Born 1891 in Crna Rijeka
Died 28.6.1944 in Hartheim

Miloš Borković was born in Crna Rijeka, Bosnia. He was married to Obrenija Terzic and had four sons: Jaksa, Bosko, Vidoje and Dusan. He was firstly taken and sent to Banjica camp in Serbia on ... read more

Johann Baptist Steinacker 1870 - 1944

Born 20.11.1870 in Odenheim / Östringen
Died 14.4.1944 in Mauthausen

The tailor Johann Baptist (‘Hermann’, ‘Gries’) Steinacker was born on 20 November 1870 in Odenheim (district of Karlsruhe) and later lived in Barmen and Wuppertal-Barmen. Even ... read more

Emil Kumhala 1913 - 1941

Born 26.7.1913 in Dollnstein / Dollstein
Died 22.12.1941 in Mauthausen

My grandfather Emil Kumhala lived in Brno. He had a child and a wife. He was not Jewish. He had a grocery store and sold food to everybody including Jews. That’s why they took him to ... read more

Maurice Louis Antonin Dupic 1921 - 1945

Born 7.4.1921 in Paris
Died 12.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Maurice Louis Antonin Dupic was born on 7 April 1921 in Paris and worked in a bank. He died on 12 April 1945. His father was Antonin Benoit Dupic (1885–1960), a Frenchman from the Auvergne who ... read more

René Lhuillier 1925 - 1944

Born 20.4.1925 in Pexonne
Died 23.12.1944 in Melk

René Lhuillier was born on 20 April 1925 in Pexonne, Lorraine, France. He was a baker by trade. He and his father were among the 112 hostages who were captured during the raid on Sunday, 27 ... read more