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Живан Бркић / Živan Brkić 1924 - 1944

Born 12.12.1924 in Kragujevac
Died 20.1.1944 in Gusen

Živan Brkić was born 121.12.1924. in Kragujevac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He was a member of Yugoslavian Royal Army. His roots comes from Serbian Orthodox family, from father Milovan Brkić and mother So ... read more

Karl Bernotat 1887 - 1943

Born 13.2.1887 in Mittel-Joddup, Kreis Goldap
Died 5.1.1943 in Mauthausen

Karl Friedrich Bernotat was born on 13 February 1887 in Mittel-Joddup, Kreis Goldap (former East Prussia, now Poland). Bernotat, who moved to Berlin in 1916 and pretended to be a wealthy ... read more

Pasqual Gimeno Cervera 1894 - 1941

Born 29.4.1894 in Barcelona
Died 2.11.1941 in Gusen

Born in Barcelona on 29 April 1894, the son of Pasqual Gimeno and Isabel Cervera, he lived in 23 Sant Domènec in Caldes de Montbui and he had four siblings: Isabel, Carme, Maria and Josep. He ... read more

Silvio Pardini 1908 - 1945

Born 23.7.1908 in La Spezia
Died 13.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Born into an anti-Fascist family, Silvio Pardini was arrested in the major raid on Migliarina (La Spezia) that took place on 21 November 1944. He was taken to a nearby engineering workshop ... read more

Henrik Schwarcz 1924 - 1944

Born 12.5.1924 in Trip/Bixad
Died 23.10.1944 in Gusen

Henrik Chaim Schwarcz was born in Bixad to Kalman and Frida. He was a young bachelor. He was a butcher and worked in the family business. Ronit Revach, relative read more

Paul Reinhardt 1879 - 1943

Born 13.1.1879 in Heuberg
Died 13.1.1943 in Mauthausen

Paul Reinhardt was the son of Klara Pauline Babette Schneck, born 10 January 1852 in Neuhengstett in the Calw district, and of Otto (also: ‘Odon’) Michael Reinhardt, born 9 April 1852 in ... read more

Márton Perl 1919 - 1945

Born 14.4.1919
Died 31.1.1945 in Melk

Márton Perl was the son of Feige and Ferenz Perl. He had two brothers, Dávid Perl (24 April 1918–14 September 1944) and Oscar Perl (9 September 1926–13 January ... read more

Яков Семенович Агапов / Jakow Semenowitsch Agapow 1911 - 1942

Born 25.9.1911 in Potodeewo
Died 19.2.1942 in Mauthausen

Jakow Semenowitsch Agapow was a soldier and artillery gunner of the 53th battery of the 55th light artillery regiment, 61th Infantry Division. On 16 August 1941 he was taken as a prisoner near Gomel. ... read more

Μιχαήλ Ιωάννης Σαββάκης / Michael Ioannis Savvakis 1889 - 1944

Born 10.2.1889 in Krousona
Died 4.7.1944 in Hartheim

Michael John Savvakis was born 10 February 1889 in Krousona, Crete, Greece. In 1917 at age 27, he embarked on a journey to the United States settling in Pennsylvania. During this period, he worked ... read more

Józef Federmann

Born 15.3.1912 in Kraków
Died 1945 in Mauthausen

He was married to Mina (maiden name Strauch) Skop of Koczyce, Poland before the outbreak of the war. They hid in barns until eventually going to the ghettos. They were split up at some point. Mina ... read more