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Hermann Török 1892 - 1944

Born 29.2.1892 in Almașul-Mare / Almașu Mare
Died 6.9.1944 in Melk

If I am to write about the true face of humanity in circumstances as extreme as those in the concentration camp, then I also want to tell of the Török family before indifference and ... read more

Мина Харламович Клишанец / Mina Charlamowitsch Klischanez 1907 - 1942

Born 14.3.1907 in Kolodniza
Died 24.10.1942 in Gusen

My great-grandfather on my mother’s side, Mina Kharlamovich Klishanets, was born on 14 March 1907 in the Russian Empire in the village of Kolodnitsa (today in the Krupsky district of the Minsk ... read more

Miklos Vázsonyi 1904 - 1945

Born 29.3.1904 in Budapest
Died .6.1945 in Gunskirchen

Dr. Miklós Vázsonyi (-Pataj: March 29, 1904 - June, 1945), lived in Budapest, Hungary, and was married to Hedwig (née Felsner; 1905 - 1984), father of Gábor Elek (1929 - ... read more

Augustyn Łukosz 1884 - 1940

Born 17.8.1884 in Stonava / Stonawa
Died 27.10.1940 in Gusen

Augustyn Łukosz was born in Stonava, in the present-day Czech Republic. He became a railwayman, lived in Łąka and held Polish citizenship. For three years he attended the Polish primary school in St ... read more

Sándor Rátkai

Born 1869 in Subotica
Died .5.1945 in Mauthausen

Sándor Rátkai, born 1869 in Szabadka/ Subotica (current day Serbia) Died in May 1945, in Mauthausen Occupation: opera and operetta singer After several years of working as a singer, ... read more

Wincenty Majorkiewicz 1905 - 1943

Born 17.4.1905
Died 16.3.1943 in Gusen

Wincenty Majorkiewicz was the son of Paweł Majorkiewicz and Agnieszka Król. His birth certificate (in Russian) is available here: ... read more

Mauricio Ribas Pujol 1908 - 1941

Born 22.4.1908 in Manresa
Died 1.11.1941 in Gusen

Maurici Ribas Pujol was born in Manresa in 1908, at number 30 Carrer Montserrat, in the Escodines neighborhood. He was the son of Isidre and Magdalena, and the youngest of five brothers. He completed ... read more

Alojzy Tkocz 1910 - 1945

Born 12.8.1910 in Chwałowice
Died 23.4.1945 in Gusen

Alojzy was born on 12 August 1910 in Chwałowice in Poland. He was the son of Jan Tkocz. Alojzy was a member of The Polish Scouting and Guiding Association. He took part in the September Campaign ... read more

Jan Zasada 1897 - 1941

Born 25.9.1897 in Podębice
Died 26.8.1941 in Gusen

My grandfather Jan Zasada was born in Podębice. He lived in Grójec and in Kutno where he was arrested and transferred through Inowrocław to Mauthausen/Gusen. He was left-wing local politician i ... read more

Pedro Villaverde Petralanda 1915 - 1941

Born 7.6.1915 in Madrid
Died 14.11.1941 in Gusen

Pedro was the son of Victoriano Villaverde, a cabinetmaker, and Leandra Petralanda, both originally from Bilbao.  Pedro was born 7 June 1915, shortly after his family had moved to Madrid. During ... read more