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Emile Ferdinand Lansberg 1921 - 1941

Born 27.6.1921 in Den Haag
Died 13.10.1941 in Mauthausen

Emile Ferdinand was born on June 27th, 1921 in The Hague. My mother told me he was a handsome boy, who loved to play guitar. He was an apprentice-cook in The Hague. On a Saturday afternoon, February ... 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

Tadeusz Latarski 1909 - 1945

Born 31.12.1909 in Bodzanów
Died 20.4.1945 in Gusen

Tadeusz Latarski lived in Warsaw at the street called Mostowa 16. I knew from my grandmother that he decided to stay in Warsaw when Uprising started. He was arrested during the occupation at the ... read more

Imra Colić 1888 - 1943

Born 29.8.1888 in Slobodnica
Died 16.10.1943 in Mauthausen

Imra Colić (29 August 1888, Slobodnica-16 October 1943, Mauthausen) was a bell ringer in a village of Slobodnica. In 1943, his bell ringing was confused by the German Army as an inside job to warn ... read more

Otakar Vrátil 1913 - 1942

Born 10.8.1913 in Louny
Died 7.1.1942 in Mauthausen

He was a student of Law at Charles University in Prague. Relative of General František Fajtl, RAF pilot, squadron leader. Dana Bauca Sastre, great-great-great-niece read more

Marcus Turksma 1899 - 1941

Born 15.4.1899 in Deventer
Died 31.10.1941 in Mauthausen

Marc Turksma was the eldest of seven children – five boys and two girls – of the butcher Eliazer Turksma and his wife Betje Vomberg. He grew up in Polsbroek in Deventer, where his ... read more

Jerzy Ostrowski 1897 - 1942

Born 9.1.1897 in Chodel
Died 27.11.1942 in Gusen

Jerzy Zbigniew Ostrowski, a Polish novelist, published amongst others ‘Obok życia’, ‘Sobieradek’, ‘Sztandar na maszcie’,  ‘Chorągiew na dachu’, & ... 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

Bernát Triebwasser 1894 - 1945

Born 13.10.1894 in Ópályi
Died 13.2.1945 in Melk

He stayed behind, while his parents and younger siblings went to the United States, to mind the horse ranch. Unknown if he was married or had children.   Penelope Trieb, great ... read more

Alfred Péron 1904 - 1945

Born 22.9.1904 in Lyon
Died 12.5.1945 in Samedan

The index card for prisoner no. 37801 is filed under the name Alfred Péron. Alfred Péron displayed no distinguishing external features: he was of medium build, his nose was straight, ... read more