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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

Ola Kaare Sindre Hofmo 1905 - 1945

Born 16.4.1905 in Oslo
Died 23.1.1945 in Gusen

Ola Hofmo was a journalist by profession. When, in August 1940, the Arbeideren newspaper for which he worked was banned by the Germans, he continued to work as an editor for the underground ... read more

Izaak van Moppis 1916 - 1941

Born 10.10.1916 in Amsterdam
Died 18.7.1941 in Mauthausen

Izaak van Moppis was born in Amsterdam, Holland, on 10 October 1916 and died in Mauthausen on 18 July 1941 at the age of 24. He was the son of Jacob van Moppis and Sara Fuldauer. Izaak had one ... read more

Karel van Bever 1897 - 1944

Born 10.11.1897 in Vilvoorde
Died 20.3.1944 in Mauthausen

Karel Jozef Lodewijk van Bever was born on 10 November 1897 as the son of Hendrik van Bever and Maria Catherina De Kerck in Vilvoorde. His father, Hendrik van Bever, was a baker and a founding member ... read more

Stanisław Makowski 1894 - 1940

Born 17.5.1894 in Podgaje, Sancygniów
Died 24.10.1940 in Gusen

Born in Podgaje, Sancygniów, Poland. Son of Władysław and Bronisława residing in Poland, Gąbin, pl. Piłsudskiego, Masovia Province.Employee of a notary‘s office. Married, five children. H ... read more

Адам Маринковић / Adam Marinković 1892 - 1943

Born 25.10.1892 in Dragi Deo
Died 24.12.1943 in Gusen

Adam Marinković (Serbian nationality and ortodox christian, born 25 October 1892 in Dragi Deo, Kingdom of Serbia), was imprisoned in early spring of 1943, as civil hostage (“Schutzhaft, ... read more

Bolesław Martynowski 1910 - 1945

Born 21.1.1910 in Kiew / Kyjiw
Died 26.1.1945 in Melk

Bolesław Martynowski was born in 1910 in Kiev, which at that time was part of the Russian Empire. His family was Polish. In 1920, the family returned to Poland. He graduated from an agricultural ... read more

Tadeusz Tyrna 1920 - 1940

Born 27.8.1920 in Brzeszcze
Died 26.11.1940 in Gusen

Tadeusz Tyrna was the eldest child of Anna and Faustyn Tyrna. He had two sisters, Czesława and Helene – my grandmother. He grew up in a brick house on one of the streets in Brzeszcze, a village ... read more

David Schönberg 1898 - 1944

Born 22.12.1898 in Kraków
Died 13.12.1944 in Gusen

David Schönberg was married to Liza Schönberg née Priesel. They lived in Krakow. Their three daughters Sidonia (“Syda”), Rosa (“Lalla”) and Henriette ... read more

Thomas Trevor 1890 - 1944

Born 26.12.1890 in Wrexham
Died 13.11.1944 in Mauthausen

Thomas was born in Wrexham, Wales, to John and Eliza in 1890. After serving in France during the First World war he met and married his wife Adele. They had a daughter called Lottie and settled in ... read more