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Anton Egge 1896 - 1945

Born 5.3.1896 in Stryn
Died 27.2.1945 in Melk

My grandfather, Anton Egge, was born on 5 March 1896 in Hjelle in Norway. Anton was arrested on 12 January 1942 in Bergen. Initially the National Socialists stuck him in the Bergen kretsfengsel[1] ... read more

Georg David Sally Reiss 1916 - 1941

Born 23.1.1916 in Mannheim
Died 23.10.1941 in Mauthausen

Georg Reiss came from a wealthy manufacturing family. His father, Paul Reiss, was a partner in the J. Reiss cigar factory, which had been founded by Georg’s grandfather in 1845 and was among ... read more

Leo Haber 1881 - 1941

Born 21.1.1881 in Leszezille
Died 14.10.1941 in Mauthausen

Josub Leib (Leo) Haber was my maternal grandfather. He was married to Alice nee Jellinek and father of Hilde Judith Haber Frankl and Edith Haber Kallir. He owned a shoe store at ... read more

Klara Goldberger 1913 - 1945

Born 5.4.1913 in Budapest
Died 17.5.1945 in Mauthausen

The Hungarian Jew Klara Goldberger was born on 8 April 1913 in Budapest. He parents were Iren Klein and David Gero. Her husband was called László Goldberger. After the German occupation ... read more

Bruno Sbriz 1923 - 1945

Born 17.9.1923 in San Vito al Tagliamento
Died 6.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Bruno Sbriz was enlisted in the Granatieri di Sardegna’s Regiment. After 8 September, he joined the partisan XIV Brigata Osoppo Friuli; on 6 January 1945, Bruno was arrested by the Germans at ... read more

Diego Biagini 1894 - 1944

Born 19.4.1894 in Prato
Died 8.4.1944 in Mauthausen

Diego Biagini was an anti-Fascist and his convictions led him to participate in the general strike at the beginning of March 1944, which had been called in Prato and other Italian cities. The result ... read more

Jenő Schlesinger 1893 - 1945

Born 27.3.1893 in Šurany
Died 4.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Jenő Schlesinger was the uncle of my father. His date of birth I have found in the Slovak Archive in Ivánka pri Nitre with a different year, born on 27 March 1893 in Nagysurány ... read more

Félix Paredes Consuegra 1918 - 1941

Born 1.5.1918 in Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo
Died 30.11.1941 in Gusen

Born on 01/05/1918 in Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo (Córdoba, Spain). He was a bricklayer and was single. He was captured in Fronstalag 184, in Angoulême, from where the convoy called ... read more

Leon Cieślewicz 1915 - 1943

Born 10.3.1915 in Unterwalde / Jałowiec
Died 3.4.1943 in Gusen

Born in Trzuskołoń (Greater Poland, Gniezno County) on 10.03.1915. Died in Gusen (Austria) on 3.04.1943. A Polish patriot, national and Catholic activist. A member of the National Party (SN) and the C ... read more

Ludwik Wrzoł 1881 - 1940

Born 27.12.1881 in Zabrzeg
Died 30.9.1940 in Gusen

After completing primary school in Zabrzeg, Ludwik Wrzoł attended a German grammar school in Bielsko. He studied philosophy and theology in the Czech town of Vidnava. In 1910 he obtained a doctorate ... read more