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Emile Borremans 1881 - 1944

Born 31.5.1881 in Aarschot
Died 29.10.1944 in Gusen

Emile Maria-Jozef Borremans (alias Father Julius or Jules Borremans) was a Belgian priest and composer. He was a pupil of August De Boeck. Geert Callaert, pianist, composer, researcher read more

Dina de Leve-Cohen 1919 - 1945

Born 16.10.1919 in Groningen
Died 20.3.1945 in Mauthausen

  The Dutch Jew Dina (Dineke) de Leve was born on 16 October 1919 in Groningen in the Netherlands. She was the daughter of Simon Cohen and Amalia Hemelrijk. Dineke was a nurse by profession. ... read more

გრიგოლ ერემიას-ძე მოდებაძე / Grigorij Eremeewitsch Mudebadse 1915 - 1944

Born 12.5.1915
Died 25.5.1944 in Mauthausen

The National Archive of Georgia holds the household books for the village of Bunikauri in the Chaitura region for the years 1940 to 1942. There it states that Gervasi Erevia’s son Modebadze, ... read more

Ryszard Piegat 1912 - 1945

Born 14.3.1912 in Marki
Died 15.3.1945 in Melk

Ryszard Piegat was the son of Helena Piegat, née Leszczyński, and Julian Piegat, a baker by trade. He was the eldest of four brothers. Our only knowledge of his life before the war was that he ... read more

Γεώργιος Μηλιδάκης / Georgios Milidakis 1924 - 1944

Born .5.1924 in Kalodiki
Died 11.8.1944 in Mauthausen

Georgios Milidakis was born (May 1924) and grew up in Kokodiki, Crete. His parents were Anthony Milidakis (1880–1960) and Argiro (Michelakis) Milidakis (died in 1975). Georgios was part of the ... read more

Karel Hudomalj 1905 - 1944

Born 18.10.1905 in Zagorje
Died 27.9.1944 in Mauthausen

  Karel Hudomalj was a remarkable figure with an extensive political career. By profession he was a mechanic and, like many of his countrymen, he started his career in a coal mine. But his ... read more

Jacob Poons 1898 - 1941

Born 13.5.1898 in Den Haag
Died 12.8.1941 in Hartheim

In memory of my grandpa’s uncle, Jacob Poons Jacob Poons was born on 13 May 1898. He married Rachel Sarluïs on 9 January 1918. They had two children, Hadasse (born on 25 July 1918) and ... read more

Hartog Eljon 1890 - 1942

Born 26.12.1890 in Amsterdam
Died 7.10.1942 in Mauthausen

Hartog Eljon came from an Amsterdam family of diamond cutters. He himself was a travelling actor who performed on stage and in several cinemas explicating mute short films. He and his second wife ... read more

Велибор Ћирковић / Velibor Ćirković 1901 - 1943

Born 3.10.1901 in Atenica
Died 7.4.1943 in Großraming

Velibor Ćirković was Serbian from central Serbia city Cacak (village Atenica). He was member of JVuO (Jugoslovenska Vojska u Otadzbini – Yugoslav army in the fatherland) also known as C ... read more

Rudolf Hösl 1903 - 1945

Born 15.2.1903 in Wien
Died 4.3.1945 in Hinterbrühl

  Over a quarter of all Austrians deported to Mauthausen concentration camp were so-called career criminals. During the harsh early period of the camp they were its only group of prisoners, and ... read more