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Dávid Perl 1918 - 1944

Born 24.4.1918 in Rona de Sus
Died 14.9.1944 in Mauthausen

Dávid Perl was the son of Feige and Ferenz Perl. He had two brothers, Márton Perl (14 April 1919–31 January 1945) and Oscar Perl (9 September 1926–13 January 2018). Ephraim ... read more

Luka Greget 1915 - 1944

Born 12.1.1915 in Komiža
Died 5.9.1944 in Hartheim

Luka Greget was a fisherman from Komiža on the island of Vis (Dalmatia). While serving as a soldier of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia he was taken prisoner by the Germans at the start of the Second World ... 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

Bogusław Dąbrowski 1909 - 1944

Born 11.9.1909 in Warszawa
Died 2.12.1944 in Gusen

In 1944 Bogusław Dąbrowski was 35 years old and left his wife and his two young sons. He used to work in the stocking factory in Warsaw. After the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising on 1 August 1944 (in ... read more

Richard Franke 1906 - 1943

Born 20.1.1906 in Meerane
Died 18.1.1943 in Gusen

When the new Reich Minister of Justice, Otto Georg Thierack, took up his post in late summer 1942, he was determined to reorganise the German justice system. One of the plans he had in mind was not ... read more

Herbert Julius Pollak 1917 - 1941

Born 17.4.1917 in Wien
Died 17.10.1941 in Mauthausen

Herbert Julius Pollak was the son of a couple from Prague, authorized officer (‘Prokurist’) Dr. Fritz Pollak (1890-1942, official at the car manufacturer Škoda) and his wife Ella ... read more

Ivan Godec 1921 - 1944

Born 27.10.1921 in Trbovlje
Died 17.3.1944 in Redl-Zipf

Ivan (Johann) Godec was a very enigmatic personality and still many questions concerning his personality remain unanswered. He was trained as an electrician or an engineer. After schooling, he was ... read more

Václav Sinkule 1905 - 1942

Born 14.1.1905 in Praha
Died 20.4.1942 in Mauthausen

Václav Sinkule was born on 14 January 1905 in Prague, the son of a railway worker. He attended the commercial high school and in his free time took an interest in foreign languages, music, ... read more

Stanisław Proczko 1902 - 1941

Born 29.7.1902
Died 10.9.1941 in Gusen

Stanisław Proczko was born in Lipine on 29 July 1902. He followed a military training and graduated cum laude (with honors) in 1924 as under-officer. He was married to Leokadie. After the coup in ... read more

Jan Florian 1897 - 1942

Born 24.11.1897 in Brno
Died 7.5.1942 in Mauthausen

Jan Florian attended the First Czech State Grammar School in Brno. After gaining his school leaving certificate he was called up to the Austro-Hungarian army and fought on the Italian front in the ... read more