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Stanislav Mareš 1888 - 1945

Born 11.11.1888 in Litovel
Died 8.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Stanislav Mareš attended the secondary modern and then grammar school in his home town of Litovel, where he passed his school leaving exam in 1908. He then began work in the town as a court ... read more

Jan Sztwiertnia 1911 - 1940

Born 1.6.1911 in Ustroń
Died 29.8.1940 in Gusen

Born on 1 June 1911 in Ustroń in Cieszyn Silesia, Jan Sztwiertnia studied from 1925-30 at the teacher training college in Cieszyn. Under the direction of Karol Hławiczka and Alfred Nohel, he learned t ... read more

Aron Szlama Horowicz 1905 - 1945

Born 15.4.1905 in Radom
Died 15.1.1945 in Gusen

Aron Szlama Horowicz was born in Radom, Poland on 15 april 1905 to Chazkiel Horowicz and Liba Huma Horowicz (nee Gelbard). He was the oldest of six children surviving to adulthood. Two brothers died ... read more

Adam Fuks 1913 - 1945

Born 12.10.1913 in Radom
Died 7.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Adam Fuks came from a polonized German family. His father was Franciszek Fuchs and mother Bronisława Talma. His mother family came from Saxony in mid 18th century.  Agnieszka Monika Sampanis read more

Jaroslav Písko 1923 - 1945

Born 13.6.1923 in Doudleby
Died 3.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Jaroslav Písko was the uncle I never met, also killed in Mauthausen was my grandfather Jan Písko who was survived by my father Jan Písko. Grandpa was not even entered in a ... read more

Vilmos Nemes 1889 - 1945

Born 27.5.1889 in Nemeske
Died 6.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Vilmos Nemes (born Hausner) was the eighth of 13 children of David and Karolin Hausner (nee Weisz). He was born on 27 May 1889 in the village of Nemeske, Somogy County, Hungary. In the early ... read more

Kurt Kelman 1896 - 1945

Born 6.1.1896 in Berlin
Died 29.4.1945 in Ebensee

Carpenter. Arrested on 18 February 1943. Arrived in Auschwitz on 20 February 1943. Wife: Irma Kelman, nee Schwarzenberger – fate unknown. Michael Samuels, researcher   read more

Jan Fabiański 1911 - 1944

Born 24.11.1911 in Warszawa
Died 20.12.1944 in Gusen

Jan Fabiański was born in Warsaw on 24 November 1911 (birth certificate no. 505 from St. Cross parish church in Warsaw) to Adam Fabiański and Marianna Fabiańska born Jamiołkowska. He was born in the h ... read more

Árpád Spitz 1919 - 1942

Born 27.10.1919 in Cărășeu
Died 28.7.1942 in Mauthausen

A photo shows two men who have been shot, their striped clothing identifying them as concentration camp prisoners. The two dead men are lying near to a barbed wire fence on a meadow. In the picture, ... read more

Isidre Donadeu Buixalleu 1918 - 1941

Born 15.3.1918 in Sant Hilari Sacalm
Died 28.11.1941 in Gusen

Isidre Donadeu Buixalleu was born on March 15, 1918 in Sant Hilari Sacalm (la Selva, Girona). During the Spanish Civil War, he was part of the local Anti-Fascist Revolutionary Committee, defending ... read more