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Gustav Meier 1888 - 1943

Born 15.9.1888 in Stürzelberg / Dormagen
Died 9.1.1943 in Mauthausen

Gustav Meier’s father, the butcher Josef Meier, married to Johanna Meier, née Baum, lived with his family in Stürzelberg, a small village near Dormagen in the Lower Rhine area. ... read more

Anton Egge 1896 - 1945

Born 5.3.1896 in Stryn
Died 27.2.1945 in Melk

My grandfather, Anton Egge, was born on 5 March 1896 in Hjelle in Norway. Anton was arrested on 12 January 1942 in Bergen. Initially the National Socialists stuck him in the Bergen kretsfengsel[1] ... read more

Jean Malavoy 1903 - 1945

Born 7.11.1903 in Rochefort-sur-Mer
Died 13.2.1945 in Gusen

Jean Malavoy, the son of Vice-Admiral Henri Malavoy, was born on 7 November 1903 in Rochefort and died on 13 February 1945 in the Gusen I concentration camp. He was a chief mining engineer. After ... read more

Pankracij Schwarz 1898 - 1940

Born 11.5.1898 in St. Ulrich
Died 24.2.1940 in Mauthausen

Pankracij Schwarz (Švarc) was the son of the farmhand Maria Wasser, born in what was commonly known as Siegernig in St. Ulrich. His parents only married after his birth. Further children were ... read more

Izaak van Moppis 1916 - 1941

Born 10.10.1916 in Amsterdam
Died 18.7.1941 in Mauthausen

Izaak van Moppis was born in Amsterdam, Holland, on 10 October 1916 and died in Mauthausen on 18 July 1941 at the age of 24. He was the son of Jacob van Moppis and Sara Fuldauer. Izaak had one ... read more

Hijman Lelie 1878 - 1942

Born 12.1.1878 in Amsterdam
Died 9.7.1942 in Mauthausen

Hyman Lelie had two sons (Herman and Ed) and one daughter ("zus"). Born in Amsterdam, he moved to The Hague, where he worked with his brother in selling car attributes and materials. Before that, he ... read more

Maurice Louis Antonin Dupic 1921 - 1945

Born 7.4.1921 in Paris
Died 12.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Maurice Louis Antonin Dupic was born on 7 April 1921 in Paris and worked in a bank. He died on 12 April 1945. His father was Antonin Benoit Dupic (1885–1960), a Frenchman from the Auvergne who ... read more

Paweł Zygowski 1912 - 1940

Born 17.6.1912 in Danzig / Gdańsk
Died 8.12.1940 in Mauthausen

Pawel (Paul) Zygowski was my great-grandfather's uncle. The Zygowski family lived in Langfuhr, Danzig as well as the surrounding areas from as far back as the 1880s. The attached card sent to Paul's ... read more

Hermann Häfker 1873 - 1939

Born 3.6.1873 in Bremen
Died 27.12.1939 in Mauthausen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_H%C3%A4fker 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