Manuel Amat Pérez 1908 - 1942
Born 8.8.1908 in Elda
Died 21.1.1942 in Gusen
He was born in Elda (Alicante) Spain, on 8 August 1908. He was the youngest of six brothers. At the beginning of the Spanish Civil War he fought in the Republican faction. As part of the Anarchist ... read more
Jan Sztwiertnia 1911 - 1940
Born 1.6.1911 in Ustroń
Died 29.8.1940 in Gusen
Born on 1 June 1911 in Ustroń in Cieszyn Silesia, Jan Sztwiertnia studied from 1925-30 at the teacher training college in Cieszyn. Under the direction of Karol Hławiczka and Alfred Nohel, he learned t ... read more
Hartog Eljon 1890 - 1942
Born 26.12.1890 in Amsterdam
Died 7.10.1942 in Mauthausen
Hartog Eljon came from an Amsterdam family of diamond cutters. He himself was a travelling actor who performed on stage and in several cinemas explicating mute short films. He and his second wife ... read more
Teofil Galikowski 1898 - 1940
Born 26.7.1898 in Osieczna
Died 16.11.1940 in Gusen
Teofil Galikowski was a Polish railway worker, the son of Jan and Katarzyna, husband to Helena, and father of four children: Gertruda, Gabriela, Jan, and Józef. During the German occupation of ... read more
Antoni Ignaczak 1906 - 1945
Born 13.6.1906 in Kalisz
Died 12.1.1945 in Melk
Antoni Ignaczak was born on 13 June 1906 in Kalisz. Husband of Katarzyna Ignaczak, father of Zofia Ignaczak. He was farmer until September 1939 when he was taken to Molschleben and forced to work as ... 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
Tadeusz Tyrna 1920 - 1940
Born 27.8.1920 in Brzeszcze
Died 26.11.1940 in Gusen
Tadeusz Tyrna was the eldest child of Anna and Faustyn Tyrna. He had two sisters, Czesława and Helene – my grandmother. He grew up in a brick house on one of the streets in Brzeszcze, a village ... read more
Alojz Ivanc 1912 - 1941
Born 21.4.1912 in Gorica
Died 23.10.1941 in Gusen
It may seem unbelievable but from the documents and testimonies it is clear that the first Slovenes in the Mauthausen and Gusen concentration camps were Spanish Republican fighters of Slovenian ... read more
Hugo Bein 1919 - 1941
Born 31.12.1919 in München
Died 11.7.1941 in Mauthausen
Father: Arthur Bein, born in Augsburg, 11.02.1887, died in Sobibor extermination camp, 02.07.1943 Mother: Flora Bein-Wolf, born in Ichenhausen, 11.05.1891, died in Sobibor extermination camp, ... read more
Manuel Lucas Martínez 1919 - 1942
Born 3.12.1919 in Alhama de Almería
Died 26.1.1942 in Gusen
Manuel Lucas Martínez was born in Alhama de Almería on 3 December 1919. At the young age of 17, he was enlisted in the army voluntarily to defend the legitimate government of the ... read more
