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Nils Johan Harjo 1887 - 1944

Born 5.4.1887 in Sør-Varanger
Died 23.11.1944 in Melk

Nils Johan Harjo was born on 5 April 1887 in Sør-Varanger. He was the son of Johan Petter Harjo and Marie Efrosina, née Beddari. In 1910 he married Marie Elmine Sieppi, who came from ... read more

Петар Стојановић / Petar Stojanović 1896 - 1945

Born 12.7.1896 in Turjanski
Died 11.1.1945 in Gusen

Prisoner Number 100421 read more

Kálmán Schwarcz 1891 - 1945

Born 11.4.1891 in Remetea-Oașului / Remetea Oașului
Died 7.1.1945 in Gusen

Kálmán Schwarcz was a well-known merchant and a respected man in Bixad, where he lived. He was married to Frida Steinfeld and had 14 children. Ronit Revach, great-granddaughter 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

Edmund Bursche 1881 - 1940

Born 17.7.1881 in Zgierz
Died 25.7.1940 in Gusen

The pastor Prof. Edmund Bursche was born on 17 July 1881 in Zgierz and was a Polish Protestant theologian and church historian. He was the son of the pastor Ernest Wilhelm Bursche and the ... read more

Johannes Hubertus Sneijkers 1912 - 1942

Born 31.12.1912 in Neeritter
Died 23.11.1942 in Mauthausen

My father, Jan Sneijkers, was born on 31 December 1912 in Neeritter and grew up in a farming family. He was a miner, but also spent a period running a café. He later died in Mauthausen. My ... read more

Cichoń Lepiocha 1905 - 1941

Born 30.11.1905 in Jeszkowice
Died 9.12.1941 in Hartheim

Cichoń Lepiocha was a podoficer (sergeant) of Straż Graniczna (border guards) in the Pomorski Inspektorat Okręgowy (Pomeranian District Inspectorate). He and his wife lived in Lubocino. He left be ... read more

Leopold Skoupý 1882 - 1941

Born 15.11.1882 in Šebrov
Died 10.12.1941 in Mauthausen

He was mayor of the village Šebrov, a Nazi Resistance fighter in Brno, in the Czech Republic, a farmer and a tradesman. Married to Hedvika Skoupá. They had a daughter, Josefa ... read more

Józef Nowak 1890 - 1940

Born 2.1.1890 in Jasienica
Died 22.8.1940 in Gusen

Polish policeman from Bielsko, and soldier of WWI. Escaped Russian captivity and went through Siberia to return to his beloved country, Poland. When WWII began, he was proposed a post in the Silesian ... read more

Felix Błajet 1895 - 1943

Born 8.10.1895 in Niemierzewo
Died 23.3.1943 in Gusen

My great-grandfather, Felix Błajet, was born on 8 October 1895 in Niemierzewo, near to Poznań, in an area that was annexed by Prussia at that time. In 1918 he fought alongside Marshal Józef P ... read more