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Leopold Wolf 1915 - 1945

Born 9.10.1915 in Michalovce
Died 28.1.1945 in Gusen

Leopold was the oldest of five siblings of the Wolf family. He was an excellent pupil, spoke fluently seven languages and gave private lessons to other pupils in his town. All the ... read more

Eusebio Crespo Díaz 1908 - 1942

Born 26.9.1908 in Torrecampo
Died 2.2.1942 in Gusen

Born on 26/09/1908 in Torrecampo (Córdoba, Spain). He was a day labourer. He was enlisted in the Infantry Carabinieri Corps and belonged to the 103rd Mixed Brigade as a ... read more

Cesare Spaviero 1921 - 1945

Born 11.11.1921 in Carpi
Died 12.3.1945 in Mauthausen

  Cesarino Mario Spaviero was born in Carpi, a small hamlet in Villabartolomea (Verona) on 11 November 1921. He lived there with his family until 1929, when they moved to Pontecurone. His ... read more

Jan Mrzyk 1899 - 1943

Born 4.4.1899 in Międzyrzecze Dolne
Died 14.11.1943 in Gusen

Jan Mrzyk was born on 4 April 1899 in Międzyrzecze Dolne in the municipality of Jasienica, Bielski district. He was the son of Jan and Stanisława Mrzyk who lived in Międzyrzecze Dolne. He went on to b ... read more

Bohumil Vařílek 1900 - 1942

Born 4.10.1900 in Svatoslav
Died 25.4.1942 in Mauthausen

During the First World War, Bohumil Varílek was enlisted into the Austro-Hungarian army at the age of 17 and was injured on the Italian front. After his return from the war, he finished his ... read more

Karl Lösch 1901 - 1943

Born 14.9.1901 in Berlin
Died 2.4.1943 in Gusen

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Miguel Bueno Gil

Born 1873 in Moros
Died 18.8.1944 in Hartheim

Originally from the province of Zaragosa, Miguel worked in Andalusia, where he came into contact with the libertarian movement and the union Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT). Between ... read more

Josef Drahotský 1895 - 1941

Born 6.6.1895 in Všestary
Died 13.12.1941 in Mauthausen

Josef Drahotský was born on 6 June 1895 in the village of Vsestary near Hradec Králové in what is now the Czech Republic. His parents were farmers. He wanted to become a teacher ... read more

Jiří Kasala 1912 - 1942

Born 23.3.1912 in Přílepy
Died 15.4.1942 in Mauthausen

Jiří Kasala was born on 23 March 1912 as one of eight children in a tailor’s family in Přílepy, a small village situated in the foothills of Hostýnské vrchy, in e ... read more

Karel Hašler 1879 - 1941

Born 31.10.1879 in Praha
Died 22.12.1941 in Mauthausen

Karel Hašler was born on 31 October 1879 into a working-class family in Praha-Zlíchova. He learned the trade of a glove maker but the theatre became his passion. He worked extensively ... read more