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Μιχαήλ Ιωάννης Σαββάκης / Michael Ioannis Savvakis 1889 - 1944

Born 10.2.1889 in Krousona
Died 4.7.1944 in Hartheim

Michael John Savvakis was born 10 February 1889 in Krousona, Crete, Greece. In 1917 at age 27, he embarked on a journey to the United States settling in Pennsylvania. During this period, he worked ... read more

Jan Vážný 1891 - 1942

Born 1.1.1891 in Praha
Died 18.4.1942 in Mauthausen

Jan Vážný attended the grammar school in Truhlářská Street in Prague, gaining his school leaving certificate in 1909 with distinction. From 1909 to 1913 he studied law at t ... read more

Josef Veselý 1899 - 1942

Born 7.7.1899 in Brno
Died 16.6.1942 in Mauthausen

Josef Veselý was born on 7 July 1899 in Brno as the second of eight children. He lived all his life in Brno - Nový Lískovec. In 1917 he was drafted into the Austrian army and ... read more

Jan Czyżewski 1884 - 1945

Born 27.8.1884 in Kłonna
Died 16.3.1945 in Ebensee

Jan Czyżewski was born on 27 August 1884[1] in Kłonna, a small village 90 km south of Warsaw. He married Ewa Dombrowska and fathered three children. He worked as a farmer and served as mayor of the v ... read more

Eulogio Martínez Fernández 1906 - 1942

Born 11.3.1906 in Fuentespano
Died 16.9.1942 in Mauthausen

His parents were from Granada, Andalusia. He had ten siblings. His wife was named Josefa García de Villalta Fernández. He had two children, Georgia Martínez García de ... read more

Аллахверди Набиевич Джафаров / Allachwerdi Nabiewitsch Dschafarow

Born 1919 in Asirik-Dschirdachan
Died 25.6.1944 in Hartheim

Allakhverdi Nabievich Dzhafarov belonged to a group of prisoners in Mauthausen concentration camp about whom little is known, despite numbering some 4,500 people – members of the ... read more

Dante Spallanzani 1907 - 1945

Born 9.8.1907 in Genova
Died 31.1.1945 in Melk

Dante Spallanzani born on 9 August 1907 in Sampierdarena (Genoa), lived in Milan in Viale Lombardia 11 and worked at Caproni. He was arrested on 11 March 1944, deported to Mauthausen (matriculation ... 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

René Fournel 1922 - 1945

Born 15.6.1922 in Ecully
Died 7.5.1945 in Mauthausen

René Fournel was born in Écully in 1922. He was a painter by trade. He was married to Denise Fournel. On February 22, 1944, his daughter Mireille Fournel was born in Écully. ... read more

Franciszek Gęsikowski 1904 - 1941

Born 31.1.1904
Died 16.8.1941 in Hartheim

Residence: Hohensalza, Artelleriestr. 5Prisoner Number Dachau: 9471Date of Arrival Dachau: 09 May 1940Disposition: transferred 02 August 1940 MauthausenCategory: Sch.Po. (prisoner Polish) (Source: ... read more