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Andreas Fröhlich 1921 - 1941

Born 14.10.1921 in Breslau / Wrocław
Died 28.10.1941 in Mauthausen

Andreas Fröhlich was the only son of Edith (Nissen) Fröhlich and Georg Fröhlich. He spent most of his childhood in Breslau, where Georg had a law practice. Andreas was gentle soul, ... read more

Francisco González Reche 1917 - 1941

Born 11.8.1917 in El Chirivel
Died 25.12.1941 in Gusen

Francisco was a cheerful, modern and advanced young man of his time, being the most beautiful person with an outgoing and cheerful heart. For his youth and his most progressive ideals, he went ... read more

Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig 1896 - 1945

Born 20.6.1896 in Parenzo / Poreč
Died 22.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig was one of the most important figures in Italian architecture in the 1930s. Born in Istria, he enlisted in the Italian army, even though he was a citizen of the ... read more

Иван Сергеевич Складнев / Iwan Sergeewitsch Skladnew 1914 - 1942

Born 17.8.1914 in Uchlowo
Died 25.4.1942 in Mauthausen

In the summer of 1941, a month before the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, Ivan Sergeyevich Skladnev was conscripted for military training courses. He was 27 years old at that time. It seemed ... read more

Georg Bautler 1904 - 1943

Born 7.1.1904 in Cham (Oberpfalz)
Died 9.9.1943 in Mauthausen

Georg Bautler was born on 7 January 1904 in Cham.[1] A single man, he later lived in Munich at 48 Schwanthalerstraße and worked in business. The 32-year-old was probably arrested by the Munich ... read more

Stefan Błochowiak 1890 - 1941

Born 23.12.1890 in Innowrocław
Died 20.8.1941 in Hartheim

Sadly, we never got to meet our grandfather Stefan Blochowiak. All we have are photos and personal documents prior to WW II, letters written to his family from concentration camps, and a few other ... read more

Hermann Glück 1918 - 1945

Born 26.3.1918 in Dej
Died 30.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Hermann Glück was married and had a baby girl. His family did not survive the Holocaust. Elky Miller, niece read more

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

Filippo Acciarini 1888 - 1945

Born 5.3.1888 in Sellano
Died 2.3.1945 in Mauthausen

He was born in Sellano (Perugia) on 5 March 1888, but, few years after his birth, his family came back to their origin village, Recanati (Macerata). There, he studied until 1906, when the conflicts ... read more

Józef Nowak 1890 - 1940

Born 2.1.1890 in Jasienica
Died 22.8.1940 in Gusen

Polish policeman from Bielsko, and soldier of WWI. Escaped Russian captivity and went through Siberia to return to his beloved country, Poland. When WWII began, he was proposed a post in the Silesian ... read more