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Alois Roth 1894 - 1945

Born 8.12.1894 in Obergünzburg
Died 22.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Alois (Aloisius) Roth, born on 8 December 1894 in Obergünzburg, came from a long-established farming and innkeeping family. Alois Roth, the fourth child, grew up with his six siblings in the ... read more

Hermann Török 1892 - 1944

Born 29.2.1892 in Almașul-Mare / Almașu Mare
Died 6.9.1944 in Melk

If I am to write about the true face of humanity in circumstances as extreme as those in the concentration camp, then I also want to tell of the Török family before indifference and ... read more

Fritz Hirsch 1888 - 1942

Born 11.5.1888 in Mannheim
Died 10.6.1942 in Gusen

Fritz Hirsch was an actor and director of the Fritz Operetta Theatre in Holland. Patricia Hirsch (Goldberg), great-niece read more

Karl Lösch 1901 - 1943

Born 14.9.1901 in Berlin
Died 2.4.1943 in Gusen

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Emanuel Oleś 1896 - 1941

Born 9.7.1896 in Gotartowice
Died 18.8.1941 in Hartheim

Thanks to my aunt, the last surviving daughter of my great-grandfather Emanuel, I was able to learn something about the history of my family. Keeping the memory of our deceased family members alive ... 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

Adolf Kozłowski 1920 - 1942

Born 7.6.1920 in Konieczno
Died 4.5.1942 in Gusen

Adolf Kozłowski was the son of Jan Kozłowski and Julia Kozłowska (nee Ruszkowska), stepbrother of Irena, Julian and Kazimierz (children of Julia Kozłowska and Stanisław Kozłowski, brother of Jan). A y ... read more

Władysław Bober 1897 - 1945

Born 24.9.1897 in Radziechów
Died 3.2.1945 in Gusen

Władysław Bober was born on 24 September 1897 in Radziechów in the voivodeship of Tarnopol. At that time, this region belonged to Austria; from 1919 to 1939 it was back in Polish hands; today i ... 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

Bronisław Kowalski 1917 - 1940

Born 10.8.1917 in Wielki Łęck
Died 22.12.1940 in Gusen

Bronisław Kowalski SVD[1] was born on 10 August 1917 in Wielki Łęck in Masuria and died on 22 December 1940 in the Gusen I concentration camp. After graduating from the Small Seminary of the Steyler M ... read more