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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

Leopold de Hulster 1899 - 1944

Born 19.9.1899 in Saint-Servais
Died 22.12.1944 in Gusen

Léopold de Hulster was born on 19 September 1899 in Seraing, Belgium. He came from a humble background, left school after primary school and worked at several different trades. He was a miner, ... read more

Jiří Kasala 1912 - 1942

Born 23.3.1912 in Přílepy
Died 15.4.1942 in Mauthausen

Jiří Kasala was born on 23 March 1912 as one of eight children in a tailor’s family in Přílepy, a small village situated in the foothills of Hostýnské vrchy, in e ... read more

Николай Валков / Nikolaj Walkow 1904 - 1943

Born 27.7.1904 in Bekowo
Died 17.4.1943 in Mauthausen

Family: wife Ekaterina Alexandrowna Murawjewa, son Alexander Nikolajewitsch Walkow Elena Makarchuk, granddaughter read more

Paul Giroud Trouillet 1926 - 1945

Born 21.11.1926 in Chambéry
Died 22.4.1945 in Gusen

Paul Giroud Trouillet was the third of six children. His father fought in the First World War from 1914 to 1918 and died on 9 May 1940, leaving behind a widow with six children aged five, ten, ... read more

Josep Manuel Blavi 1897 - 1941

Born 7.2.1897 in Barcelona
Died 4.11.1941 in Gusen

Born in Barcelona on 7 February 1897, he was single, working as labourer. He used to live in 1F 1 Alfonso XIII Square in Caldes de Montbui. After passing through France and having been imprisoned, he ... read more

Jan Chyżewski 1900 - 1940

Born 19.10.1900 in Włocławek
Died 26.11.1940 in Gusen

Jan Czyżewski was born on 27 August 1884[1] in Kłonna, a small village 90 km south of Warsaw. He married Ewa Dombrowska and fathered three children. He worked as a farmer and served as mayor of the v ... read more

Bohumil Vařílek 1900 - 1942

Born 4.10.1900 in Svatoslav
Died 25.4.1942 in Mauthausen

During the First World War, Bohumil Varílek was enlisted into the Austro-Hungarian army at the age of 17 and was injured on the Italian front. After his return from the war, he finished his ... read more

Cornelis Carel Braggaar 1913 - 1944

Born 23.9.1913 in Amsterdam
Died 6.9.1944 in Mauthausen

After graduating from nautical college, Kees Braggaar joined the Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij (Dutch Steam Shipping Line) as third helmsman. He went on some voyages to India. However, when in ... read more

Franz Andresiak 1898 - 1940

Born 16.1.1898 in Wesseln
Died 15.2.1940 in Mauthausen

Franz Andresiak (Andrysiak) was my Opa. Married to my Omi, Louise nee Kulling. His son Peter Burchard Andrysiak is my father. Peter was three years old when his father died. I do know that my ... read more