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Eugène Michel Pierre Lavergne 1911 - 1945

Born 6.12.1911 in Paris
Died 16.2.1945 in Mauthausen

Eugène Michel Pierre Lavergne, known to all as Pierre, was unmarried and an engineer. In the Second World War he distinguished himself during fighting on the Saarland border through his ... read more

Stanisław Renz 1894 - 1942

Born 24.4.1894 in Bednary
Died 26.12.1942 in Gusen

Stanisław Renz was born on 24 April 1894 in Bednary (Poznań poviat), son of Michał and mother Józefina, née Firlejkowa. He graduated from the elementary school in Wronczyn. Until the a ... read more

Alois Roth 1894 - 1945

Born 8.12.1894 in Obergünzburg
Died 22.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Alois (Aloisius) Roth, born on 8 December 1894 in Obergünzburg, came from a long-established farming and innkeeping family. Alois Roth, the fourth child, grew up with his six siblings in the ... read more

Chiel Bruhand 1897 - 1945

Born 4.6.1897 in Wieliczka
Died 24.1.1945 in Mauthausen

Chiel Bruhand was born in Wieliczka, Poland, just outside of Krakow on 4 June 1897 to Brucha. He had at least one brother, Benjamin. He lived in Krakow and was a successful engineer. He built ... read more

Emanuel Karl Isidor Peschel 1921 - 1945

Born 28.3.1921 in Szopienice / Katowice
Died 13.4.1945 in Gusen

Emanuel Karl Isidor Peschel lived in Breslau (Wrocław) and worked as a tinsmith. Emanuel hid in the forests of southern Poland until he was captured and deported to Auschwitz. He arrived there on 18 ... 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

Józef Kubica 1904 - 1941

Born 4.8.1904
Died 4.10.1941 in Gusen

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Eugenio Sánchez Rivera 1907 - 1941

Born 26.3.1907 in Fuente Obejuna - Cuenca
Died 14.8.1941 in Hartheim

He was born on 26/03/1907 in Aldea de Cuenca (Fuente Obejuna, Córdoba, Spain). He was a day labourer. He refused to submit to the coup uprising led by a group of fascist generals in ... read more

Vicente Tomás Mogino 1910 - 1942

Born 15.9.1910 in Muro de Alcoy
Died 6.1.1942 in Gusen

Secretary of the Revolutionary Committee of Defense (U.G.T. – P.C.E – I.R). However, before that, he was elected a town hall member. He was also a comptroller in the elections to deputies ... read more

Janusz Wieluński 1924 - 1945

Born 2.4.1924 in Warszawa
Died 6.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Janusz Wieluński was born on 2 April 1924 in Warsaw. In 1944 he finished the State School of Civil and Water Engineering with the water engineering specialization (Staatliche Fachschule für ... read more