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Paul Reinhardt 1879 - 1943

Born 13.1.1879 in Heuberg
Died 13.1.1943 in Mauthausen

Paul Reinhardt was the son of Klara Pauline Babette Schneck, born 10 January 1852 in Neuhengstett in the Calw district, and of Otto (also: ‘Odon’) Michael Reinhardt, born 9 April 1852 in ... read more

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

Λέων Μπέτσικας / Leon Betsikas 1917 - 1945

Born 3.3.1917 in Chania
Died 24.4.1945 in Ebensee

Leon Betsikas was born on 3 March 1917 in Hania and he lived with his parents (Raphael and Perla) and his four sisters (Hrysoula, Anna, Sterina und Sara) near the Etz Hayyim Synagogue in the old town ... read more

Orlando Vischi 1914 - 1945

Born 9.6.1914 in Valdomino
Died 10.3.1945 in Gusen

‘I want only to keep the beautiful memories... when walking over my mountains was an adventure full of joy, when the snow was a white gift from heaven and the roll call in the schoolyard was a ... read more

Joseph Renard 1902 - 1944

Born 29.4.1902 in Jemelle
Died 28.12.1944 in Gusen

Joseph Renard was a farmer, married and father of four children (at the age of eight, six, four and three, when he was arrested). He was mayor of the municipality of Wavreille since 1939. He was ... read more

Marija Hafner 1914 - 1942

Born 29.11.1914 in Stražišče
Died 20.4.1942 in Mauthausen

On 16 April 1942 the Slovenian resistance movement shot five German collaborators, among them the German mayor of Jesenice, Karl Luckmann.  As a reprisal for this action, SS Gruppenführer ... 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

Stanisław Dybiec 1899 - 1945

Born 7.4.1899 in Warszawa
Died 9.3.1945 in Gusen

Stanisław Dybiec lived with his family at 24 Rybaki Street in Warsaw. He owned a horse-drawn carriage company, which was seized in September 1939. In 1940 he founded his own shipping company and also ... read more

Emilie Baumanová 1916 - 1942

Born 17.2.1916 in Horoušany u Prahy
Died 24.10.1942 in Mauthausen

History of the Bauman Family Břetislav Bauman was born on 3 December 1905 and was the son of Jan and Anna Bauman. In 1911 he started to attend the local mixed primary school, which had two ... read more

Mario Minetti 1914 - 1944

Born 21.7.1914 in Ponti
Died 19.10.1944 in Gusen

My grandfather Mario Minetti (prisoner number 58994) was born in Ponti, in the province of Alessandria, into a peasant family; while still very young he moved to live with relatives in Vado Ligure ... read more