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Adrien Marcouyre 1893 - 1944

Born 10.12.1893 in Roubia
Died 17.12.1944 in Melk

My great-grandfather died during deportation. I have no picture of him or information available, and his birth certificate and that of his son, who died in 1969, record only a few ... read more

Ervin Jakab 1923 - 1945

Born 17.2.1923 in Targu Mures
Died 28.5.1945 in Mauthausen

Ervin Jakab was born on February 17, 1923, in Targu Mures, Transylvania, Hungary, currently under the administration of Romania, father: Adolf Jakab, mother: Laura Jakab. He studied at the Jewish ... read more

Alfonso Marín Córdoba 1909 - 1941

Born 6.2.1909 in Fernán-Núñez
Died 18.11.1941 in Gusen

Born on 06/02/1909 in Fernán Núñez (Córdoba, Spain). He married Juana Garrido Aguilar on 30/11/1935. He was a farmer. He fled to France, where in April 1940 he applied ... read more

Kálmán Schwarcz 1891 - 1945

Born 11.4.1891 in Remetea-Oașului / Remetea Oașului
Died 7.1.1945 in Gusen

Kálmán Schwarcz was a well-known merchant and a respected man in Bixad, where he lived. He was married to Frida Steinfeld and had 14 children. Ronit Revach, great-granddaughter read more

Antonín Poláček 1900 - 1942

Born 13.1.1900 in Praha
Died 30.4.1942 in Mauthausen

My uncle Antonin Poláček was born in Prague, Nusle. He was a carpenter and worked at the Ringhoffer / Tatra in Smíchov, Prague. He was married (from 1929) with Anna ... 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

Драгутин Соколовић / Dragutin Sokolović 1894 - 1944

Born 1.3.1894 in Ivanje
Died 29.6.1944 in Hartheim

Dragutin Sokolović was a beloved father and husband. He was born in Ivanje, south Serbia. Dragutin was married to Stojna and had four children: Stanijan (killed by Bulgarian fascists in World War 2), ... read more

Mór Markovits 1896 - 1945

Born 22.2.1896 in Negrilești
Died 25.1.1945 in Gusen

His wife, Maria Bruckner-Breiner, and daughter, Klara Markovits-Bruckner, survived the Holocaust. The daughter, Klara, married the amazing Marton Blatt, also a survivor, in Budapest. They moved to ... read more

José Porras Clemente 1916 - 1942

Born 19.3.1916 in Andújar
Died 22.3.1942 in Gusen

He was born on March 19, 1916, in Andújar (Jaén, Spain). He was a single farmer by profession. In the Spanish Civil War, he was a Spanish Republican and fought on the Extremadura ... read more

Gian Luigi Banfi 1910 - 1945

Born 2.4.1910 in Milano
Died 11.4.1945 in Gusen

Gian Luigi Banfi was born to parents Angelo Banfi and Alice Gandini. He attended the Parrini grammar school in Milan, where he was classmates with Lodovico Belgiojoso, Enrico Peressuti and Ernesto ... read more