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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

Guglielmo Steiner 1909 - 1945

Born 13.5.1909 in Milano
Died 27.2.1945 in Ebensee

Mino Steiner was the son of Emerico Steiner, a Milanese industrialist of Bohemian origin, and Fosca Titta, the sister of the baritone Titta Ruffo; he was the nephew of Giacomo Matteotti and the ... read more

Aroldo Signori 1915 - 1945

Born 27.10.1915 in Caldana
Died 27.2.1945 in Ebensee

After emigrating from Italy in flight from Mussolini’s Fascism, Egidio and Guglielma Signori settled in the mining town of Homécourt (department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, France) with their ... read more

István Bognár 1928 - 1945

Born 29.5.1928 in Budapest
Died 31.1.1945 in Mauthausen

István Bognár's brother was György Bognár, who survived the Holocaust, although also incarcerated in a KZ. Holocaust Museum Los Angeles possesses a postcard written by György to Ist ... read more

Elie Talle 1902 - 1945

Born 10.7.1902 in Saulzet
Died 30.4.1945 in Schuls

His father Pierre was a domestic servant, his mother Marie, née Bost, did not work. Elie Talle completed his military service from 13 November 1922 to 7 May 1924 with the 6th Group of the ... read more

Danilo Veronesi 1926 - 1944

Born 3.7.1926 in Caprino Veronese
Died 13.5.1944 in Ebensee

Danilo Veronesi was the son of Adelino Veronesi and Maria Dossi. In 1936 the family moved to Milan. It was an anti-Fascist family and following the outbreak of war, Danilo became a member of a group ... read more

Míša Lorenz 1894 - 1945

Born 9.8.1894 in Polešovice
Died 25.2.1945 in Gusen

M. Lorenz was held in the following places: GESTAPO prison Brünn (1940), KL DACHAU (1940), KL NEUENGAMME (1941-1944), KL MAUTHAUSEN (March 1944, prisoner number 56268), KL GUSEN (died February ... read more

Mieczysław Klepacz 1923 - 1945

Born 13.1.1923 in Brójce
Died 7.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Mieczysław was the son of Anna and Joseph Klepacz. He was born on 13 January 1923 in Brójce. He had two brothers and a sister. In September 1938 Mieczysław Klepacz started attending a private g ... read more

Isak Leisten 1899 - 1945

Born 2.10.1899 in Tarnów
Died 12.3.1945 in Melk

Isak Leisten was the son of Simon Leisten and Miriam Riemer, and the husband of Jetti Gutter. Sulamith Beith Yannai read more

Григорий Швецов / Grigorij Schwezow 1910 - 1945

Born 27.11.1910 in Morschansk
Died 20.4.1945 in Gusen

Born in Morshansk, Tambov Governorate (Oblast), Russia. Worked as agricultural machinery locksmith, was conscripted on 28 July 1941. Served in the rank of junior lieutenant (unterleutnant) in 1046th ... read more