Dino Francini 1898 - 1945
Born 2.7.1898 in Firenze
Died 17.1.1945 in Gusen
Dino Francini had lost his young wife Bianca in 1929 when she died shortly after giving birth. Their two children, a two and a half year-old boy and a thirteen day-old girl, remained with their ... read more
Jakob Berger 1889 - 1944
Born 18.12.1889 in Kraków
Died 20.8.1944 in Melk
Jakub Berger was my Grandfather. Taken from his family in Berlin in 1938 during the Polenaktion. He ended up in his native town, Kraków, where his wife Franja joined him. Eventually he was ... read more
Angelo Valagussa 1922 - 1945
Born 24.6.1922 in Cernusco Lombardone
Died 14.3.1945 in Mauthausen
Angelo Valagussa was born in a farmhouse on property belonging to the noble Ancarani family. He spent his childhood and his years of primary education in the countryside. Then he moved to the Affori ... read more
Břetislav Bauman 1905 - 1942
Born 3.12.1905 in Horoušany u Prahy / Horoušany
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 classes. ... read more
Wilhelm Korczowski 1895 - 1941
Born 21.5.1895 in Lwów / Lviv
Died 14.1.1941 in Gusen
Wilhelm Korczowski (born 21 May 1895 in Lwów) was arrested in April 1940 and first deported on 5 May 1940 to German concentration camp Dachau (prisoner number 7372). On 26 June 1940 he was ... read more
Franciszek Gęsikowski 1904 - 1941
Born 31.1.1904
Died 16.8.1941 in Hartheim
Residence: Hohensalza, Artelleriestr. 5Prisoner Number Dachau: 9471Date of Arrival Dachau: 09 May 1940Disposition: transferred 02 August 1940 MauthausenCategory: Sch.Po. (prisoner Polish) (Source: ... read more
Antonio Salcito 1887 - 1945
Born 15.7.1887 in Casal Nuovo Monterotaro
Died 27.4.1945 in Mauthausen
On 16 Februar 1944 Antonia Salcito, father of seven children, captain of the Brigata Garibaldi of Foligno, was arrested in Roviglieto (Perugia) together with his son Vincenzo; his son Franco was also ... read more
Adrien Marcouyre 1893 - 1944
Born 10.12.1893 in Roubia
Died 17.12.1944 in Melk
My great-grandfather died during deportation. I have no picture of him or information available, and his birth certificate and that of his son, who died in 1969, record only a few ... read more
Thorvald Markus Thorkildsen 1901 - 1945
Born 5.12.1901 in Mandal
Died 14.3.1945 in Ebensee
Thorvald Markus Thorkildsen, born on 5 December 1901 in Mandal, lived in Flekkefjord. He was married to Emmy Johanne Kvarø, born on 26 December 1909. They had three children: Arne, born on 12 ... read more
Alojz Ivanc 1912 - 1941
Born 21.4.1912 in Gorica
Died 23.10.1941 in Gusen
It may seem unbelievable but from the documents and testimonies it is clear that the first Slovenes in the Mauthausen and Gusen concentration camps were Spanish Republican fighters of Slovenian ... read more
