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Mihkel Sörmus 1910 - 1945

Born 21.3.1910 in Nedrema
Died 11.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Mihkel Sõrmus was born in Estonia, Pärnu (Pernau) county, Nedrema village. Upon arrest, he was father of two children. Toomas Kojus, grandson (2025) read more

Вукола Тепавчевић / Vukola Tepavčević 1899 - 1944

Born 26.2.1899 in Kalinovik
Died 13.11.1944 in Hartheim

Vukola and his wife Milja had seven children, six sons and one daughter (my mother), 14 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren. Only two of Vukola’s and ... read more

Fritz Sidlof 1917 - 1945

Born 8.6.1917 in Wien
Died 1.5.1945 in Gusen

Fritz was the beloved son of Regina and Leopoldo Sidlof, who both died in 1942, and most loved brother of his sister Julie pictured here in 1938. Fritz was planning to study architecture in Vienna ... read more

Велибор Ћирковић / Velibor Ćirković 1901 - 1943

Born 3.10.1901 in Atenica
Died 7.4.1943 in Großraming

Velibor Ćirković was Serbian from central Serbia city Cacak (village Atenica). He was member of JVuO (Jugoslovenska Vojska u Otadzbini – Yugoslav army in the fatherland) also known as C ... read more

Józef Nowak 1890 - 1940

Born 2.1.1890 in Jasienica
Died 22.8.1940 in Gusen

Polish policeman from Bielsko, and soldier of WWI. Escaped Russian captivity and went through Siberia to return to his beloved country, Poland. When WWII began, he was proposed a post in the Silesian ... read more

Henri Levin 1908 - 1945

Born 5.5.1908 in Wilno / Vilnius
Died 30.3.1945 in Ebensee

The life of Henri Levin/Lewin has been rebuilt by a class of the International French Lyceum of Vilnius, in Lithuania, where he is born. The class was part of the French project "Convoi 77", about ... read more

Gian Luigi Banfi 1910 - 1945

Born 2.4.1910 in Milano
Died 11.4.1945 in Gusen

Gian Luigi Banfi was born to parents Angelo Banfi and Alice Gandini. He attended the Parrini grammar school in Milan, where he was classmates with Lodovico Belgiojoso, Enrico Peressuti and Ernesto ... read more

Herman Salomonson 1892 - 1942

Born 24.3.1892 in Amsterdam
Died 7.10.1942 in Mauthausen

‘Love blossoms... in defiance of hate’ Herman Salomonson was born in 1892, the son of Dinah Wertheim, daughter of an Amsterdam banker, and Maurits Salomonson, the child of a Jewish ... read more

David Hartog Kropveld 1915 - 1941

Born 26.11.1915 in Amsterdam
Died 12.9.1941 in Mauthausen

His wife: Sipora Segal, Born 06.10.1913 - died Sobibor 16.04.1943     Children: Israël Samuël Kropveld, Born 25.05.1935 - died Sobibor 16.04.1943 Abraham Kropveld, Born ... read more

Eustachiusz Mikołajewski 1913 - 1941

Born 1.9.1913 in Poznań
Died 15.3.1941 in Gusen

Eustachy Mikołajewski was a son of Józef and Franciszka Mikołajewski. He graduated from the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznan. Before the Second World War began, Eustachy was employed as ... read more