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Andrzej Piechota 1886 - 1941

Born 19.1.1886 in Sokołów
Died 6.2.1941 in Gusen

Andrzej Piechota was born into a farming family on 19 January 1886 in Sokołow in the Turek district. He was educated at the religious college in Włockławek. From 1909 onwards, Andrzej Piechota worked ... read more

Abraham Teitel 1913 - 1942

Born 3.6.1913 in Zeishorn
Died 23.10.1942 in Mauthausen

Abraham Manjoe Teitel, Brink 13, Muiden, born in Zeishorn on 3 June 1913, died in Mauthausen on 23 October 1942. Abraham Manjoe Teitel was married, he was the head of his family. During the war, in ... read more

Giuseppe Vidale 1901 - 1945

Born 22.12.1901 in Schio
Died 10.2.1945 in Mauthausen

The son of Giovanni Battista Vidale and Celestina Lighezzolo worked as an electrician in a senior position at the Lanificio Rossi woollen mill. He approached his work with great passion and ... read more

Stanisław Stecki 1905 - 1942

Born 10.2.1905 in Krosno
Died 29.7.1942 in Gusen

Stanisław Michał Stecki, diminutively called "Stachurek" - was born in Krosno, a city in south-eastern Poland. He was the third child of Tadeusz and Franciszka, de domo Zielińska. The older siblings a ... read more

Karl Lösch 1901 - 1943

Born 14.9.1901 in Berlin
Died 2.4.1943 in Gusen

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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

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

Norbert Abrahamssohn 1916 - 1941

Born 21.9.1916 in Hamburg
Died 30.9.1941 in Mauthausen

Norbert Abrahamssohn was deported from the Netherlands to Mauthausen when young Jewish men were rounded up in what, I believe, was the second razzia in Amsterdam. He had been training in ... read more

Karel Hudomalj 1905 - 1944

Born 18.10.1905 in Zagorje
Died 27.9.1944 in Mauthausen

  Karel Hudomalj was a remarkable figure with an extensive political career. By profession he was a mechanic and, like many of his countrymen, he started his career in a coal mine. But his ... read more

Pierre Henrionnet 1924 - 1945

Born 17.2.1924 in Mainz
Died 9.2.1945 in Melk

Pierre Jean Émile Henrionnet was born on 17 February 1924 in Mainz, which was then under occupation by the French army following the First World War. He lived with his family in Koblenz until ... read more