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Walter Benjamin Blau 1918 - 1941

Born 2.1.1918 in Hamburg
Died 3.7.1941 in Mauthausen

Father: Armin Blau  Mother: Ella Blau-Cohen After the eviction, Walter lived at M. Angelostraat 34, Amsterdam.  He was transported from Schoorl to Mauthausen on 11.06.1941.  Both ... read more

Felicjan Organiściak 1922 - 1943

Born 7.6.1922 in Kórnik
Died 6.4.1943 in Gusen

Felicjan Organiściak was born in Kórnik, Greater Poland, as the second child and the first son of Władysław Organiściak, a merchant from Kórnik, and his wife Joanna Organiściak (nee Frąc ... read more

Stanisław Pawlak 1900 - 1941

Born 17.4.1900 in Kamienice
Died 19.8.1941 in Hartheim

Unfortunately, I know little of my grandfather's private life. I was born five years after his death – in 1946. I did not know him, and as a child you do not feel the need to know everything ... read more

Hermann Glück 1881 - 1945

Born 6.8.1881 in Makó
Died 6.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Husband of Gemma La Guardia-Gluck. Brother-in-law of then New York City Mayor, Fiorello LaGuardia. Joseph Steinberg read more

Алексей Михайлович Абрашкин / Alexej Michajlowitsch Abraschkin

Born 1917 in Bednodemjanowsk / Spassk
Died 3.4.1942 in Mauthausen

On 25 May 1941 he was called to the military enlistment office of the city Bednodemyanovsk Penza region and became a soldier of the 55th Light Artillery Regiment 61 Infantry Division. On 18 August ... read more

Michel Villeraud 1885 - 1943

Born 2.5.1885 in Chézy
Died 20.5.1943 in Mauthausen

Michel Villeraud was born on 2 May 1885 at his parents’ home in Chézy, Allier, in France. His father Gabriel and mother Leocadia, née Marciau, were farmers. On 19 October 1912 he ... read more

Григорий Швецов / Grigorij Schwezow 1910 - 1945

Born 27.11.1910 in Morschansk
Died 20.4.1945 in Gusen

Born in Morshansk, Tambov Governorate (Oblast), Russia. Worked as agricultural machinery locksmith, was conscripted on 28 July 1941. Served in the rank of junior lieutenant (unterleutnant) in 1046th ... read more

Ottavio Brusaferro 1923 - 1944

Born 26.11.1923 in Lonigo
Died 15.11.1944 in Mauthausen

Ottavio Napoleone Brusaferro was the son of Giuseppe Brusaferro. Fabrizio Scabio read more

Levie Mossel 1906 - 1942

Born 22.4.1906 in Amsterdam
Died 1.10.1942 in Mauthausen

Levie Mossel was born on 22 April 1906 in Amsterdam and was the fourth child of merchant Elias Mossel and Rebecca Mossel-Rozette. On 18 February 1942 he married Serlina Ensel in Amsterdam. His wife ... 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