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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