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Vítězslav Gross 1909 - 1941

Born 12.10.1909 in Boskovice
Died 15.11.1941 in Mauthausen

Address: Náchod, Židovská 731 Profession: Head cantor of the Jewish community of Náchod His father was a teacher of religious studies. His mother was called Kateřina, n ... read more

Tibor Mauskopf 1929 - 1945

Born 2.4.1929 in Nitra
Died 14.3.1945 in Ebensee

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Leopold Franciscus Dael 1907 - 1945

Born 12.9.1907 in Venlo
Died 1.3.1945 in Mauthausen

The brothers Jan and Leo Dael came from a large Catholic family. Leopold Dael Sen. and his wife Helena Maassen had nine children: four boys and five girls. Leopold was an energetic and successful ... read more

Paweł Kaleta 1897 - 1940

Born 4.1.1897 in Puńców
Died 7.11.1940 in Gusen

Paweł Kaleta (born on 4 January 1897 in Puńców, died on 7 November 1940 in KL Mauthausen-Gusen) - Polish journalist, activist of the peasant movement in Cieszyn Silesia. Initially, he was a m ... read more

Augustinus Herreman 1885 - 1945

Born 16.11.1885 in Sint-Niklaas
Died 10.1.1945 in Gusen

1. His story Augustinus Herreman, born on November 16, 1885, was a native of Hamme and was known as “Stin, the dyer”. In 1908 he married Célestine Vereecken and the couple had 3 ... read more

Alfred Péron 1904 - 1945

Born 22.9.1904 in Lyon
Died 12.5.1945 in Samedan

The index card for prisoner no. 37801 is filed under the name Alfred Péron. Alfred Péron displayed no distinguishing external features: he was of medium build, his nose was straight, ... read more

Robert Gaston Viry 1924 - 1943

Born 23.7.1924 in Plainfaing
Died 13.12.1943 in Wiener Neudorf

After completing primary schooling, Robert Viry decided to work as a weaver. The apprentice had never left Plainfaing, where he lived in the rue Noiregoutte. On 11 May 1943, after a tipoff had ... read more

Franz Josef Messner 1896 - 1945

Born 8.12.1896 in Brixlegg
Died 23.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Messner became director or the Semperit Works in Vienna in 1937 and after 1938 maintained close links to the resistance group centred around Heinrich Maier and Walter Caldonazzi. From 1942 onwards, ... read more

Józef Rzyman 1894 - 1941

Born 17.3.1894 in Sucha Górna
Died 8.12.1941 in Hartheim

Józef Rzyman was married to Anna Rzymanova (nee Przeczekova) and lived in Łazy. They had two children, Wanda Rzymanova and Tadeusz Rzyman. Józef was on the town council and also ... read more

Rozsi Winkler 1921 - 1945

Born 1.2.1921 in Újpest / Budapest
Died 6.6.1945 in Mauthausen

The Hungarian Jew Rozsi Winkler was born on 2 January 1921 in Ujpest. Her parents were Lajos Winkler and Eszter Moskovitz.[1] During the war Rozsi lived in Ujpest and Budapest. In 1944, after the ... read more