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Cesare Spaviero 1921 - 1945

Born 11.11.1921 in Carpi
Died 12.3.1945 in Mauthausen

  Cesarino Mario Spaviero was born in Carpi, a small hamlet in Villabartolomea (Verona) on 11 November 1921. He lived there with his family until 1929, when they moved to Pontecurone. His ... read more

Teodoro Pedro Bonilla Quiles 1902 - 1941

Born 10.11.1902 in Herrera del Duque
Died 12.11.1941 in Gusen

Teodoro Pedro Bonilla Quiles defended the Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War. He was subject to Fascist repression at the hands of Franco’s army and fled to France, where he joined the ... read more

Cane Çaço 1897 - 1944

Born 13.4.1897 in Tragjas, Vlorë
Died 25.12.1944 in Gusen

Cane Çaço was a former local police officer and businessman who owned a bakery in Vlorë, Albania. Because of that, he used to secretly feed the partisans who were fighting to ... read more

Xhevdet Doda 1906 - 1945

Born 18.5.1906 in Prizren
Died 5.1.1945 in Gusen

Xhevdet Doda was born in Prizren and was a teacher before joining the movement against Fascism. Doda was arrested and interned at the Porto Romano camp, from where he escaped and rejoined the fight ... read more

José Blasco Hidalgo 1896 - 1941

Born 26.2.1896 in Orihuela
Died 9.12.1941 in Gusen

José Blasco Hidalgo was born on 26 February 1896 in Orihuela, Spain. He spent several years in the Spanish Legion and later married Salud Gómez. In late 1937 he took his leave of his ... read more

Antoni Giwojno

Born 24.12.1899 in Koźliki
Died 1945 in Mauthausen

Antoni was my great-grandfather’s brother. His parents were Klemens and Agata. My grandfather’s name was Albert Giwojno. His parents were Kazimierz who married Helena, so Kazimierz was ... read more

Οδυσσέας Γεωργιουδάκης / Odysseas Georgioudakis 1910 - 1944

Born 20.7.1910 in Prasses
Died 2.10.1944 in Hartheim

Odysseas Georgioudakis was born in Prasses, Rethymno Crete on 20 July 1910. He had a wife named Konstantina and four children: Eleni, Manolis, Nafsika and Yiorgos. His wife was pregnant with their ... read more

Tadeusz Kotłowski 1924 - 1945

Born 17.5.1924 in Poznań
Died 24.2.1945 in Mauthausen

Tadeusz Kotłowski was born on May 17, 1924, in Poznań, into a military family maintaining the patriotic traditions of Greater Poland. He was the eldest child among the five children of Kazimierz K ... read more

Hartog Eljon 1890 - 1942

Born 26.12.1890 in Amsterdam
Died 7.10.1942 in Mauthausen

Hartog Eljon came from an Amsterdam family of diamond cutters. He himself was a travelling actor who performed on stage and in several cinemas explicating mute short films. He and his second wife ... read more

Stanisław Proczko 1902 - 1941

Born 29.7.1902
Died 10.9.1941 in Gusen

Stanisław Proczko was born in Lipine on 29 July 1902. He followed a military training and graduated cum laude (with honors) in 1924 as under-officer. He was married to Leokadie. After the coup in ... read more