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Ignác Polášek 1900 - 1941

Born 26.6.1900 in Stará Lesná
Died 4.12.1941 in Mauthausen

Ignác Polášek, born in Stará Ves nad Ondřejnicí 143 (profession: smith), participant in the Sokol's anti-Nazi resistance in E. Klímek's group ... read more

Jules de Roy 1910 - 1942

Born 29.5.1910 in Wilrijk
Died 3.9.1942 in Gusen

Julius Petrus Leonard de Roy, captivated in Breendonk, arrested because he was a patriot. Anja Joris, great niece 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

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

Josef Drahotský 1895 - 1941

Born 6.6.1895 in Všestary
Died 13.12.1941 in Mauthausen

Josef Drahotský was born on 6 June 1895 in the village of Vsestary near Hradec Králové in what is now the Czech Republic. His parents were farmers. He wanted to become a teacher ... 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

Andreas Fröhlich 1921 - 1941

Born 14.10.1921 in Breslau / Wrocław
Died 28.10.1941 in Mauthausen

Andreas Fröhlich was the only son of Edith (Nissen) Fröhlich and Georg Fröhlich. He spent most of his childhood in Breslau, where Georg had a law practice. Andreas was gentle soul, ... read more

Otakar Vrátil 1913 - 1942

Born 10.8.1913 in Louny
Died 7.1.1942 in Mauthausen

He was a student of Law at Charles University in Prague. Relative of General František Fajtl, RAF pilot, squadron leader. Dana Bauca Sastre, great-great-great-niece read more

Heinz Felix Geiringer 1926 - 1945

Born 12.7.1926 in Wien
Died 26.4.1945 in Ebensee

Son of Erich Geiringer who died in Mauthausen, too, and Elfriede Geiringer who survived Auschwitz and remarried to Otto Frank. Brother Eva Geiringer (married Schloss) who survived Auschwitz. Tami ... read more

Győző Tihn 1900 - 1945

Born 22.5.1900 in Pestszentlőrinc / Budapest
Died 27.1.1945 in Gusen

Győző Tihn was the son of Győző Tihn sr. and Mária Hackl, and the husband of Mária Pelyva. Adam Tihn, great grandson of his brother Jozsef read more