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Joan Ciuraneta Filella 1892 - 1941

Born 3.1.1892 in Palma d'Ebre (La)
Died 2.5.1941 in Gusen

Juan Ciuraneta Filella was born in la Palma d'Ebre (Tarragona, Spain) on 3 January 1892 in a family of farmers. He had two brothers and one sister. At a young age he went to Sabadell where he worked ... read more

Pierre Déjean 1912 - 1944

Born 16.7.1912 in Auch
Died 18.8.1944 in Hartheim

Born in Auch, France, in 1912, Pierre Déjean was the eldest of 4 children. At the age of 10, he joined the Éclaireurs de France, lay scouts in which he distinguished himself throughout ... read more

Stanisław Burbo 1894 - 1944

Born 29.5.1894
Died 2.10.1944 in Mauthausen

Stanisław Burbo was a chemist (pharmacist). Son of Edvardas Burba (Burbo) and Jadvyga Burba (Burbo). Brother of Vladas Burba (1891–1966), a surgeon and founder of Mazeikiai Hospital in ... read more

Felicjan Organiściak 1922 - 1943

Born 7.6.1922 in Kórnik
Died 6.4.1943 in Gusen

Felicjan Organiściak was born in Kórnik, Greater Poland, as the second child and the first son of Władysław Organiściak, a merchant from Kórnik, and his wife Joanna Organiściak (nee Frąc ... read more

Karel Hašler 1879 - 1941

Born 31.10.1879 in Praha
Died 22.12.1941 in Mauthausen

Karel Hašler was born on 31 October 1879 into a working-class family in Praha-Zlíchova. He learned the trade of a glove maker but the theatre became his passion. He worked extensively ... 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

Filippo Acciarini 1888 - 1945

Born 5.3.1888 in Sellano
Died 2.3.1945 in Mauthausen

He was born in Sellano (Perugia) on 5 March 1888, but, few years after his birth, his family came back to their origin village, Recanati (Macerata). There, he studied until 1906, when the conflicts ... read more

Pierre Henrionnet 1924 - 1945

Born 17.2.1924 in Mainz
Died 9.2.1945 in Melk

Pierre Jean Émile Henrionnet was born on 17 February 1924 in Mainz, which was then under occupation by the French army following the First World War. He lived with his family in Koblenz until ... 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

Josef Teufl 1904 - 1945

Born 23.11.1904 in Wien
Died 28.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Josef Teufl was born on 24 November 1904 in Vienna. He was the illegitimate son of a music teacher and a nurse. After attending primary and secondary school, Teufl was apprenticed as a metal worker ... read more