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Vladislav Fiala 1914 - 1944

Born 19.3.1914 in Myslibořice
Died 27.9.1944 in Mauthausen

  Vladislav Fiala was born on 19 March 1914 in Myslibořice. After finishing primary school he began an apprenticeship as a baker. He did his military service from 1935 to 1937 with the 24th ... read more

Alfredo Brambilla 1915 - 1945

Born 8.7.1915 in Zürich
Died 3.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Alfredo Brambilla was an Italian electrician who was born on 8 July 1915 in Zurich. His wife was called Rita Nava. He had one child. On 11 March 1944 he was arrested by the Verona security police and ... 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

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

Juda Nichtern (Nuchtern) 1906 - 1945

Born 14.12.1906 in Kraków
Died 26.1.1945 in Gusen

Juda was one of 12 siblings to parents Berl and Chaja Nichtern. Chaja's maiden name of Reimer. Our family spelled the last name either „Nuchtern“ („Nüchtern“) or ... read more

Izidor Blum 1896 - 1945

Born 16.7.1896 in Cepari
Died 19.3.1945 in Melk

Izidor (Israel Leib) Blum was born to Wolf and Golda Blum on 16 July 1896, in Cepari/Bistritz, Transylvania, the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He had four brothers: ... read more

Jaroslav Písko 1923 - 1945

Born 13.6.1923 in Doudleby
Died 3.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Jaroslav Písko was the uncle I never met, also killed in Mauthausen was my grandfather Jan Písko who was survived by my father Jan Písko. Grandpa was not even entered in a ... read more

Guido Percali 1893 - 1944

Born 19.7.1893 in Lonigo
Died 20.4.1944 in Ebensee

Guido Alberto Percali was the son of Tullio Percali and his wife Maria, nee Zandonin. Fabrizio Scabio   On 11 May 2023, the ceremony for the installation of the Stumbling Stone in memory of ... 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

Alfons Haid 1883 - 1940

Born 18.11.1883 in Wien
Died 3.2.1940 in Mauthausen

Alfons Haid was born on 18 November 1883 in Gablitz near Vienna and lived in Austria until 1909. At first he worked as a casual labourer in industry and agriculture before finally becoming a ... read more