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Marco Ciocchini 1925 - 1945

Born 11.3.1925 in Talamona
Died 30.3.1945 in Gusen

Marco, son of Giovanni and Ernesta Spini, was born in Talamona (SO), Northern Italy, on 11 March 1925. He grows up in a happy farming family with many brothers and sisters. In the 1940s families in ... read more

Árpád Spitz 1919 - 1942

Born 27.10.1919 in Cărășeu
Died 28.7.1942 in Mauthausen

A photo shows two men who have been shot, their striped clothing identifying them as concentration camp prisoners. The two dead men are lying near to a barbed wire fence on a meadow. In the picture, ... read more

Деспот Опарушић / Despot Oparušić 1889 - 1943

Born 9.8.1889 in Donji Petrovci
Died 15.4.1943 in Gusen

At the time of his deportation to Mauthausen in 1943, Despot Oparušić was the president of the village of Donji Petrovci in Vojvodina, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He had been in this position for ... read more

Alexander Katan 1899 - 1943

Born 18.11.1899 in Rotterdam
Died 27.1.1943 in Gusen

Alexander Katan was born and lived in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He was the son of Israel Marcus Katan and Celli van Gelderen. He worked in several roles as a kantoorbediende (clerk), including that of ... read more

Franciszek Rajski 1895 - 1945

Born 3.9.1895 in Nowy Targ
Died 20.4.1945 in Gusen

Our Grandfather – Franciszek Rajski was born on the 3rd of September 1895. In August 1914, at the age of 18, he reported himself to the First Brigade and then said, “My ... read more

Raffaello Giolli 1889 - 1945

Born 3.4.1889 in Alessandria
Died 6.1.1945 in Gusen

At a time when freedom was worth nothing, Raffaello Giolli was an indomitable intellectual. Born in 1889 in Alessandria, he showed an interest in art already very early on; while still at school he ... read more

Jan Kazimierz Tryuk 1912 - 1943

Born 28.2.1912 in Pabianice
Died 8.7.1943 in Mauthausen

After finishing primary school, Jan Kazimierz Tryuk attended the state ‘Jędrzy Śniadecki’ grammar school in Pabianice, from which he graduated on 7 June 1932, going on to higher education ... read more

Jan Čipera 1889 - 1945

Born 16.8.1889 in Liteň u Berouna
Died 1.5.1945 in Mauthausen

Jan Čipera was born the son of a headteacher. He was of Czech nationality and a Roman Catholic. He completed his secondary education at a Czech school in Prague’s Third District. After his ... 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

Klara Goldberger 1913 - 1945

Born 5.4.1913 in Budapest
Died 17.5.1945 in Mauthausen

The Hungarian Jew Klara Goldberger was born on 8 April 1913 in Budapest. He parents were Iren Klein and David Gero. Her husband was called László Goldberger. After the German occupation ... read more