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Joan Pinsach Palomeras 1916 - 1941

Born 29.10.1916 in San Julián de Ramis
Died 21.11.1941 in Gusen

Joan was the second of five children of the couple Pinsach Palomeras, based in Sarrià de Ter. He was born in Sant Julià de Ramis on October 29, 1916. The father, Salvador Pinsach ... read more

Antoni Ruczko 1906 - 1941

Born 10.6.1906 in Suwałki
Died 19.8.1941 in Hartheim

Antoni Ruczko lived in the small city of Sejny in Poland. He worked as a shoemaker. He had a wife, Anastasia, and two children – son Zdzisław and daughter Stanisława. He was arrested b ... read more

Manuel Amat Pérez 1908 - 1942

Born 8.8.1908 in Elda
Died 21.1.1942 in Gusen

He was born in Elda (Alicante) Spain, on 8 August 1908. He was the youngest of six brothers. At the beginning of the Spanish Civil War he fought in the Republican faction. As part of the Anarchist ... read more

Maarten Marynis 1914 - 1945

Born 12.11.1914 in Noordwijk
Died 20.2.1945 in Gusen

Maarten Marynis was a police officer and married to Paulina Johanna van Venetien. He was a member of the Dutch underground resistance.   Magda Jacobs-Ultee, niece; Karoline van Doorn, ... read more

Liddy Bacroff (Heinrich Habitz) 1908 - 1943

Born 19.8.1908 in Ludwigshafen
Died 6.1.1943 in Gusen

In order to live out femininity and sexuality Heinrich Habitz from Ludwigsburg chose a life as a sexworker and called himself Liddy Bacroff. He was raised by his grandparents. Joseph Habitz, his ... read more

Vittorio Benzi 1927 - 1945

Born 22.3.1927 in Vinchio
Died 22.3.1945 in Gusen

Vittorio Benzi (prisoner number 115373), marked as a partisan through his participation in a mission in Mombercelli and categorised as dangerous, was arrested by the Nazi Fascists on 3 December 1944 ... read more

Klara Goldberger 1913 - 1945

Born 5.4.1913 in Budapest
Died 17.5.1945 in Mauthausen

The Hungarian Jew Klara Goldberger was born on 8 April 1913 in Budapest. He parents were Iren Klein and David Gero. Her husband was called László Goldberger. After the German occupation ... read more

Ηλίας Γεωργιόπουλος / Ilias Georgiopoulos 1906 - 1945

Born 22.10.1906 in Gargalianos
Died 9.3.1945 in St. Valentin

My grandfather was born in a small village of the Peloponnese called Voutena, just north of Gargaliani. His correct name is Ilias Georgiopoulos (Ηλίας ... read more

Милош Борковић / Miloš Borković

Born 1891 in Crna Rijeka
Died 28.6.1944 in Hartheim

Miloš Borković was born in Crna Rijeka, Bosnia. He was married to Obrenija Terzic and had four sons: Jaksa, Bosko, Vidoje and Dusan. He was firstly taken and sent to Banjica camp in Serbia on ... read more

Modest Mikołajewski 1900 - 1942

Born 20.11.1900 in Luberadz
Died 12.12.1942 in Mauthausen

My father came from a family of craftsmen, and like his own father became a blacksmith. He had two younger sisters. He married in 1926 and became the father of three children, who were eleven, eight ... read more