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Henryk Sławik 1894 - 1944

Born 15.7.1894 in Jastrzębie-Zdró
Died 23.8.1944 in Mauthausen

In October 2013, 69 years after his murder in Mauthausen, the Viennese embassy of the Republic of Poland brought the memorial ceremonies organised in cooperation with the Hungarian embassy in Vienna ... read more

Giuseppe Zannini 1917 - 1945

Born 2.2.1917 in Bari
Died 15.5.1945

Giuseppe Zannini, the only child of Marco and Adele Lubrano, graduated in Political Sciences. He was a member of the Catholic University Federation (Federazione Universitaria Cattolica Italiana, ... read more

Γεώργιος Μηλιδάκης / Georgios Milidakis 1924 - 1944

Born .5.1924 in Kalodiki
Died 11.8.1944 in Mauthausen

Georgios Milidakis was born (May 1924) and grew up in Kokodiki, Crete. His parents were Anthony Milidakis (1880–1960) and Argiro (Michelakis) Milidakis (died in 1975). Georgios was part of the ... read more

Rufin Penne 1903 - 1945

Born 25.12.1903 in Aspelare
Died 30.1.1945 in Gusen

Rufin Penne was born on 25 December 1903 in Aspelaere and died on 30 or 31 January 1945 in Gusen (number 97494). He was a director at the Ministry of Education in Brussels. During the war he was an ... read more

Alfred Fritz 1914 - 1945

Born 10.7.1914 in Wien
Died 24.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Alfred Fritz was born to Mathius and Frieda Fritz in Vienna. He studied to be an engineer. Due to being an active communist he was forced to leave Austria and went to Czechoslovakia. He made a living ... read more

Josef Paul Mikulski 1886 - 1940

Born 7.1.1886 in Gleiwitz / Gliwice
Died 7.2.1940 in Mauthausen

Josef Paul Mikulski was born on 7 January 1886 in Gliwice. He worked there for the metal industry. On 26 July 1910 he married Johanna Olbrich. They lived in Gliwice. The marriage produced five ... read more

Michał Cieślar 1898 - 1940

Born 5.7.1898 in Wiśle
Died 15.9.1940 in Gusen

Michał Cieślar was a teacher and social activist. He graduated from the Protestant teachers’ seminary in Bielsko. His began his first job in 1909 at a primary school in Górki Wielkie. A ... read more

François Kerdal 1888 - 1945

Born 8.11.1888 in Nantes
Died 23.4.1945 in Ebensee

François Kerdal had been married to Lucie, née Giron, since 16 December 1911 and was father to one daughter, Francine, born on 13 April 1912 in Paris. He was machinist and cutter by ... read more

István Szatmári 1908 - 1945

Born 11.1.1908 in Szeged
Died 3.3.1945 in Mauthausen

István Szatmári lived in Budapest with his wife Lily and son András, born 1936. He was sent to Mauthausen (and Gusen II on his sons 8th birthday) after he was caught helping ... read more

Ceferino Ramírez Rey 1911 - 1941

Born 13.5.1911 in Medina de las Torres
Died 23.12.1941 in Gusen

Ceferino Ramírez Rey, born in Medina de las Torres (Badajoz-Spain), 13 May 1911. Spanish republican who fought for freedom both in Spain and in Europe. Deported at the age of 29 years ... read more