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Владислав Дзяд / Wladislaw Dsjad 1904 - 1944

Born 31.3.1904 in Lwow / Lwiw
Died 18.2.1944 in Klagenfurt

The Soviet concentration camp prisoner Vladislav Dzyad (Mauthausen prisoner number 36127) was registered ‘dead’ on 18 February 1944. His name appears in the book of the dead at the ... read more

Bolesław Kapela 1891 - 1942

Born 7.7.1891 in Wągrowiec
Died 30.12.1942 in Mauthausen

Bolesław Kapela, son of Ludwik and Leokadia (maiden name Burkiewicz), was born on 7th July 1891 in Wągrowiec (Wongrowitz in German). After graduating from college he became a printer and seal e ... read more

Juan Serrano Bruno 1913 - 1942

Born 21.7.1913 in Mengíbar
Died 3.1.1942 in Gusen

He was born on July 21, 1913, in Mengíbar (Jaén, Spain). He was a day laborer by profession and married to Petra Galán Arenas. In the Spanish Civil War, he belonged to the 24th ... read more

Georg Bautler 1904 - 1943

Born 7.1.1904 in Cham (Oberpfalz)
Died 9.9.1943 in Mauthausen

Georg Bautler was born on 7 January 1904 in Cham.[1] A single man, he later lived in Munich at 48 Schwanthalerstraße and worked in business. The 32-year-old was probably arrested by the Munich ... read more

Vangjel Shkurti 1884 - 1944

Born 15.3.1884 in Vlora
Died 11.11.1944 in Gusen

In early 1942 he and his family participated in the National Liberation War. His home was one of the bases for partisans during the war in the city of Vlora. His sons have been part of the guerrilla ... read more

Marie Stará 1902 - 1942

Born 19.3.1902 in Praha
Died 24.10.1942 in Mauthausen

The history of the Starý family Youth and Growing Up Jaroslav Starý was born on 22 April 1891 in Sobíňov to parents Josef Starý and Josefa Stará. He trained as a ... read more

José Blasco Hidalgo 1896 - 1941

Born 26.2.1896 in Orihuela
Died 9.12.1941 in Gusen

José Blasco Hidalgo was born on 26 February 1896 in Orihuela, Spain. He spent several years in the Spanish Legion and later married Salud Gómez. In late 1937 he took his leave of his ... read more

Ernesto Venegoni 1899 - 1945

Born 19.8.1899 in Legnano
Died 27.3.1945 in Linz

I am sending you a letter from Mr. Boccaccio from Turin to my grandmother Giuseppina, in which he describes my grandfather Ernesto’s final days. I am also sending a photograph of my grandfather ... read more

Marcus Turksma 1899 - 1941

Born 15.4.1899 in Deventer
Died 31.10.1941 in Mauthausen

Marc Turksma was the eldest of seven children – five boys and two girls – of the butcher Eliazer Turksma and his wife Betje Vomberg. He grew up in Polsbroek in Deventer, where his ... read more

Thomas Trevor 1890 - 1944

Born 26.12.1890 in Wrexham
Died 13.11.1944 in Mauthausen

Thomas was born in Wrexham, Wales, to John and Eliza in 1890. After serving in France during the First World war he met and married his wife Adele. They had a daughter called Lottie and settled in ... read more