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Jerzy Ostrowski 1897 - 1942

Born 9.1.1897 in Chodel
Died 27.11.1942 in Gusen

Jerzy Zbigniew Ostrowski, a Polish novelist, published amongst others ‘Obok życia’, ‘Sobieradek’, ‘Sztandar na maszcie’,  ‘Chorągiew na dachu’, & ... read more

Karel van Bever 1897 - 1944

Born 10.11.1897 in Vilvoorde
Died 20.3.1944 in Mauthausen

Karel Jozef Lodewijk van Bever was born on 10 November 1897 as the son of Hendrik van Bever and Maria Catherina De Kerck in Vilvoorde. His father, Hendrik van Bever, was a baker and a founding member ... read more

Ricardo García Baonza 1909 - 1941

Born 7.2.1909 in Cabanillas de la Sierra
Died 23.12.1941 in Gusen

Son of Celedonio García y García and Beatriz Baonza, grandson of Luciano García y García. read more

Ernő Winkler 1894 - 1944

Born 20.1.1894
Died 10.7.1944 in Mauthausen

Ernő Winkler was the chief rabbi of Nagykanizsa, Hungary between 1919 and 1944. He was born in Újpest on 20 January 1894 (instead of 1899). read more

Hermann Glück 1918 - 1945

Born 26.3.1918 in Dej
Died 30.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Hermann Glück was married and had a baby girl. His family did not survive the Holocaust. Elky Miller, niece read more

István Bognár 1928 - 1945

Born 29.5.1928 in Budapest
Died 31.1.1945 in Mauthausen

István Bognár's brother was György Bognár, who survived the Holocaust, although also incarcerated in a KZ. Holocaust Museum Los Angeles possesses a postcard written by György to Ist ... read more

Czesław Podbielski 1900 - 1940

Born 20.6.1900 in Żyłowo
Died 12.9.1940 in Mauthausen

Czesław Podbielski was a professional soldier serving in 1939 in Border Gard in Katowice. Right before the war has started, his wife and three little daughters were evacuated to his distant family ... read more

Jan Zalewski 1896 - 1945

Born 17.1.1896 in Warszawa
Died 17.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Before the war, Jan Zalewski and his family lived at 19 Rybaki Street in Warsaw. He had a taxi company which was seized in September 1939. Later he founded a horse-drawn carriage company, where his ... read more

Zygmunt Dybiec 1921 - 1945

Born 6.11.1921 in Warszawa
Died 4.3.1945 in Gusen

Stanisław Dybiec lived with his family at 24 Rybaki Street in Warsaw. He owned a horse-drawn carriage company, which was seized in September 1939. In 1940 he founded his own shipping company and also ... read more

Alfred Jones 1914 - 1944

Born 18.8.1914 in Port Talbot
Died 9.11.1944 in Mauthausen

Alfred Jones enlisted at Port Talbot into the Royal Artillery on 19 August 1931 aged 17, he had added a year to his age so he could join up. After training he was posted to the 22/24 Brigade and on ... read more