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Michel Scholtes 1906 - 1945

Born 14.5.1906 in Kopstal
Died 5.5.1945 in Gusen

Michel Scholtes, a lathe operator and metalworker, was born on 14 May 1906 in Kopstal (Luxembourg). He lived there with his wife, Irmine Hensel, and two children. He had been an active trade unionist ... read more

Ernest Berr 1912 - 1945

Born 15.9.1912 in Toul
Died 4.4.1945 in Gusen

Louis Ernest Berr was born in Toul on 15 September 1912 and served in the French army during World War II. He was married to Lea, a citizen of Argentina, and they had a little boy, Alain, born in ... read more

Ricardo López López 1921 - 1942

Born 12.5.1921 in Saviñao (O) - Beleigán
Died 11.9.1942 in Mauthausen

Born on 12 May 1921, he was the youngest man deported to a Nazi camp from Caldes de Montbui. He was the son of Ricardo López López and Pilar López López. Originally from ... read more

Wouter Gerhard Kuyck 1886 - 1944

Born 21.11.1886 in Den Helder
Died 28.12.1944 in Linz

Wouter Kuyck is the son of a naval officer, captain ltz O. H. Kuyck. After he has served for twelve years as an officer in the navy, Wouter accepts in 1919 a function in the NV Dutch Telegraaf ... read more

Andreas Heubner 1907 - 1945

Born 7.7.1907 in Düren
Died 18.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Andreas Heubner was the son of Jakob Heubner (stoker) and Maria Gertrud Creder. Lothar Böling, Bertram-Wieland-Archiv für die Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung e.V., Düren ... read more

Josef Wittmann 1889 - 1940

Born 11.11.1889 in Lappersdorf
Died 26.3.1940 in Mauthausen

Josef Wittmann served in WWI. He had no natural children, but did have three stepchildren with his marriage to Emma Schadewitz Delion: Irene Delion, Maria (Maya) Delion, and Heinz ... 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

Леба Улянский / Elliokum (Leva) Uljansky 1896 - 1944

Born 6.12.1896 in Mogilew
Died 2.11.1944 in Melk

WHAT AN OLD PHOTO REMINDS ME OF   I catch myself thinking that for some reason I very rarely reminisce. Yes, sometimes. Is it only in connection with dates, events that excite ... read more

Pierre Storn 1890 - 1944

Born 3.5.1890 in Enscherange
Died 17.7.1944 in Hartheim

The agricultural labourer Pierre Storn was born on 3 May 1890 in Enscherange (Luxembourg). He was a widower and a father of two. Storn was arrested under suspicion of having ‘assisted a ... read more

Zygmunt Pydynowski 1905 - 1943

Born 16.12.1905 in Ślepowrony
Died 22.9.1943 in Mauthausen

Born on 16 December 1905 in Ślepowrony. Died on 22 September 1943 in Mauthausen. According to the oral record, he was arrested and imprisoned in a concentration camp as a result of provocation by the ... read more