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Arie Spier 1906 - 1941

Born 28.6.1906 in Gendringen
Died 31.10.1941 in Mauthausen

The livestock dealer and butcher Samuël Spier and his wife Judith de Haas had five children. Sophia, the eldest and only daughter, was followed by David, Arie, Salomon and Jacob. In Gendringen, ... read more

Rudolf Mokesch 1903 - 1940

Born 12.4.1903 in Rabensburg
Died 28.9.1940 in Mauthausen

You’re going to die. Maybe you suspect it. Walking in worn out shoes. With bare hands. [There isn’t much of another option anyway.] But you don’t know it yet.   I know it. ... read more

Pedro Rodríguez Gil 1900 - 1941

Born 31.1.1900 in Belmez
Died 29.8.1941 in Gusen

He was born on 31/01/1900 in Belmez (Córdoba, Spain). He was married to Irene Pozo and they had three daughters. He was a boilermaker. During the Civil War he was repairing planes at the base ... read more

Claus Martini Lehland 1904 - 1945

Born 13.11.1904 in Grimstad
Died 2.3.1945 in Melk

Claus Martini Lehland from Grimstad in Sørlandet (Southern Norway) was born on 13 November 1904. He was the son of a ship’s captain, Kristen Lehland, and the town’s first female ... read more

René Lhuillier 1925 - 1944

Born 20.4.1925 in Pexonne
Died 23.12.1944 in Melk

René Lhuillier was born on 20 April 1925 in Pexonne, Lorraine, France. He was a baker by trade. He and his father were among the 112 hostages who were captured during the raid on Sunday, 27 ... read more

Franz Andresiak 1898 - 1940

Born 16.1.1898 in Wesseln
Died 15.2.1940 in Mauthausen

Franz Andresiak (Andrysiak) was my Opa. Married to my Omi, Louise nee Kulling. His son Peter Burchard Andrysiak is my father. Peter was three years old when his father died. I do know that my ... read more

Julio Tomás Codina 1913 - 1941

Born 5.3.1913 in Pobla Llarga (la)
Died 28.11.1941 in Gusen

Julio Tomás Codina was born at 3pm on Wednesday 5 March 1913 at his family home (now 29 Sant Josep Street in La Pobla Llarga, Valencia, Spain). He was the third son of the marriage between ... read more

Ludwig Ferneböck 1882 - 1942

Born 7.7.1882 in Wien
Died 16.12.1942 in Mauthausen

The little I know of my great uncle I picked up at home or found out a couple of years ago through documents held at the Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance. They also have the two or three ... read more

Alexandre Folch Gómez 1910 - 1941

Born 6.8.1910 in Vistabella del Maestrazgo
Died 19.10.1941 in Gusen

He was born on 6 August 1910 in Vistabella del Maestrazgo (Castellón), son of Alexandre Folch Clerich and Dolors Gómez Salvador. He was single and he used to work as bricklayer. He used ... read more

Abraham Teitel 1913 - 1942

Born 3.6.1913 in Zeishorn
Died 23.10.1942 in Mauthausen

Abraham Manjoe Teitel, Brink 13, Muiden, born in Zeishorn on 3 June 1913, died in Mauthausen on 23 October 1942. Abraham Manjoe Teitel was married, he was the head of his family. During the war, in ... read more