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Wiktor Maślak 1911 - 1945

Born 22.10.1911 in Trojanów
Died 20.3.1945 in Ebensee

Wiktor Maślak was a soldier of Warsaw Uprising. He lived in Warsaw. He had a wife Stanislawa (died 1985) and two daughters: Gabriela died in 2007. Wanda lived in Warsaw, she died on April 4, ... read more

Stanisław Mikołajczyk 1908 - 1941

Born 22.3.1908 in Plewnia
Died 16.3.1941 in Gusen

Stanisław Mikołajczyk was born on 22 March 1908 in Plewnia near Kalisz city, Greater Poland. He was a son of Józef Mikołajczyk, a baker in Plewnia, and mother Teresa Jezierska. Stanisław lived ... read more

Marian Wiewiórkowski 1910 - 1941

Born 7.8.1910 in Opatówek
Died 6.4.1941 in Gusen

From 1937 my grandfather was the postmaster in Opatówek near Kalisz. He was imprisoned in Opatówek and in Kalisz, then deported to the Dachau concentration camp and subsequently to the ... read more

Wiktor Potarzycki 1889 - 1940

Born 9.9.1889 in Gordów
Died 12.8.1940 in Gusen

Wiktor Potarzycki was a teacher and was married to Franciszka Potarzycka, They had two daughters, Maria and Halina. Wiktor was a Polish officer and fought in First World War. He was sergeant. After ... read more

Ernesto Venegoni 1899 - 1945

Born 19.8.1899 in Legnano
Died 27.3.1945 in Linz

I am sending you a letter from Mr. Boccaccio from Turin to my grandmother Giuseppina, in which he describes my grandfather Ernesto’s final days. I am also sending a photograph of my grandfather ... read more

Levie Mossel 1906 - 1942

Born 22.4.1906 in Amsterdam
Died 1.10.1942 in Mauthausen

Levie Mossel was born on 22 April 1906 in Amsterdam and was the fourth child of merchant Elias Mossel and Rebecca Mossel-Rozette. On 18 February 1942 he married Serlina Ensel in Amsterdam. His wife ... read more

Georg Straub 1890 - 1945

Born 31.7.1890 in Radelstetten
Died 13.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Georg Straub was born on 31 July 1890 in Radelstetten near Ulm into what can be considered difficult family circumstances. His mother was certified as ‘mentally confused’ and his father ... read more

Michele Rossini 1901 - 1944

Born 13.6.1901 in Ruvo di Puglia
Died 22.4.1944 in Ebensee

Michele Rossini was born on June 13, 1901 in Ruvo di Puglia, Italy. During the '20s, he moved to Turin and worked at the FIAT-Ferriere Piemontesi factories. Despite the fascist regime's persecution, ... read more

José Beltrán Martín 1911 - 1942

Born 30.11.1911 in Churriana de la Vega
Died 2.2.1942 in Hartheim

His full name was José María Beltrán Martín. He fought for the Republic of Spain against fascism. When the Republic fell, he had to escape to France where he was captured ... read more

Nicola Serra 1918 - 1944

Born 2.7.1918 in Imperia
Died 21.11.1944 in Redl-Zipf

The Serra brothers Enrico Serra and his brother Nicola were partisans, living from 8 September 1943 as ‘rebels’ in the mountains of Imperia. Enrico was arrested, together with his ... read more