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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

Julian Dusik 1894 - 1945

Born 23.12.1894 in Łęki
Died 15.3.1945 in Melk

Julian Dusik was born on 23 December 1894 in Łęki (municipality of Kęty, Oświęcim district) and was the son of Józef and Agata, née Chwierut. During the First World War he fought in the ... read more

Alfred Alt 1913 - 1940

Born 15.8.1913 in Wien
Died 3.10.1940 in Gusen

The brothers Karl and Alfred Alt were born in Vienna, Karl on 13 July 1910 and Alfred on 15 August 1913. They grew up in the city’s 7th district together with their older sister and their older ... read more

Jan Florian 1897 - 1942

Born 24.11.1897 in Brno
Died 7.5.1942 in Mauthausen

Jan Florian attended the First Czech State Grammar School in Brno. After gaining his school leaving certificate he was called up to the Austro-Hungarian army and fought on the Italian front in the ... read more

Richard Franke 1906 - 1943

Born 20.1.1906 in Meerane
Died 18.1.1943 in Gusen

When the new Reich Minister of Justice, Otto Georg Thierack, took up his post in late summer 1942, he was determined to reorganise the German justice system. One of the plans he had in mind was not ... read more

Aleksander Dobrowolski 1888 - 1940

Born 14.2.1888 in Warszawa
Died 19.12.1940 in Gusen

Catholic, Engineer, Polish Nationalist. Sons Tadeusz Dobrowolski and Zbigniew Dobrowolski, daughter “Lala” Dobrowolski. Son TadeusDobrowolski is thought to have been killed in Polish ... read more

Kálmán Márkusz 1896 - 1945

Born 16.12.1896 in Stana
Died 15.4.1945 in Ebensee

He was my grandfather. He died two weeks before liberation. He did not pass the selection at Ebensee and was sent back to Mauthausen to be murdered. He died on the train never reaching ... 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

Thorvald Markus Thorkildsen 1901 - 1945

Born 5.12.1901 in Mandal
Died 14.3.1945 in Ebensee

Thorvald Markus Thorkildsen, born on 5 December 1901 in Mandal, lived in Flekkefjord. He was married to Emmy Johanne Kvarø, born on 26 December 1909. They had three children: Arne, born on 12 ... read more

Jan Kazimierz Tryuk 1912 - 1943

Born 28.2.1912 in Pabianice
Died 8.7.1943 in Mauthausen

After finishing primary school, Jan Kazimierz Tryuk attended the state ‘Jędrzy Śniadecki’ grammar school in Pabianice, from which he graduated on 7 June 1932, going on to higher education ... read more