Quinto Perona 1893 - 1944
Born 9.6.1893 in Biella
Died 19.7.1944 in Gusen
In stark defiance of the regime, he experienced multiple detentions in Turin, where he lived with his family. His strong opposition to the fascist rule ultimately resulted in his deportation at the ... read more
Józef Blesznowski 1909 - 1945
Born 7.9.1909 in Andrzejów
Died 28.1.1945 in Gusen
My father, Józef Błesznowski, was born in a small village by the name of Andrzejów near to Radom. He lived from 1909 to 1945. He worked in the Szychta soap factory in the Warsaw ... read more
Josef Veselý 1899 - 1942
Born 7.7.1899 in Brno
Died 16.6.1942 in Mauthausen
Josef Veselý was born on 7 July 1899 in Brno as the second of eight children. He lived all his life in Brno - Nový Lískovec. In 1917 he was drafted into the Austrian army and ... read more
Stanisław Dybiec 1899 - 1945
Born 7.4.1899 in Warszawa
Died 9.3.1945 in Gusen
Stanisław Dybiec lived with his family at 24 Rybaki Street in Warsaw. He owned a horse-drawn carriage company, which was seized in September 1939. In 1940 he founded his own shipping company and also ... read more
Louis Colongo 1911 - 1945
Born 23.11.1911 in Aix-les-Bains
Died 31.3.1945 in Mauthausen
Raymond François Louis Colongo born on 23 November 1911 in Aix-les-Bains, Son of Quinto Colongo and Catherine, Joséphine Aprile (both Italian emigrants). Married to ... read more
Francesco Affaba 1898 - 1945
Born 3.2.1898 in Salerano sul Lambro
Died 4.2.1945 in Gusen
Francesco Affaba, my paternal grandfather, was born in Salerano sul lambro, provincia di Lodi. He was incarcerated in San Vittore and then in Bergamo around 20 March 1944. He was deported to ... read more
Juda Nichtern (Nuchtern) 1906 - 1945
Born 14.12.1906 in Kraków
Died 26.1.1945 in Gusen
Juda was one of 12 siblings to parents Berl and Chaja Nichtern. Chaja's maiden name of Reimer. Our family spelled the last name either „Nuchtern“ („Nüchtern“) or ... read more
Деспот Опарушић / Despot Oparušić 1889 - 1943
Born 9.8.1889 in Donji Petrovci
Died 15.4.1943 in Gusen
At the time of his deportation to Mauthausen in 1943, Despot Oparušić was the president of the village of Donji Petrovci in Vojvodina, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He had been in this position for ... read more
Vangjel Shkurti 1884 - 1944
Born 15.3.1884 in Vlora
Died 11.11.1944 in Gusen
In early 1942 he and his family participated in the National Liberation War. His home was one of the bases for partisans during the war in the city of Vlora. His sons have been part of the guerrilla ... read more
