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Wilhelm Roser 1905 - 1943

Born 4.7.1905 in Nürnberg
Died 20.1.1943 in Steyr

Wilhelm ‘Willi’ Roser was the third of the four children of Johann Andreas Roser and Luise Roser, née Manold. His father is listed in the baptismal register of Nuremberg’s ... read more

Jan Jebavý 1908 - 1942

Born 10.5.1908 in Brno
Died 1.10.1942 in Mauthausen

Born in the Brno suburbs of Žabovřesky as the only son of Bohumila and Rudolf Jebavý (a close relative of the poet Otokar Březina, 1868–1929), Jan was educated at the classical grammar sc ... read more

Livio Cracco 1911 - 1945

Born 14.11.1911 in Schio
Died 3.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Livio Cracco was the son of Giovanni Cracco and Bona Zaltron. Despite his humble background and his job, he had a certain level of education, which he nurtured in his spare time by reading books. ... read more

René Lhuillier 1899 - 1944

Born 22.8.1899 in Pexonne
Died 22.11.1944 in Melk

René Lhuillier was born on 22 April 1899 in Pexonne, Lorraine, France. He worked as a labourer. He and his son were among the 112 hostages who were captured during the raid on Sunday, 27 ... read more

Albert Vincent 1919 - 1944

Born 9.1.1919 in Resteigne
Died 17.11.1944 in Gusen

Memorial for Albert Vincent on the wall of the chapel of his village Belvaux (Resteigne, Belgium). Rik Verhelle read more

Walenty Pierzyński 1886 - 1941

Born 27.1.1886 in Baranów
Died 15.7.1941 in Gusen

Walenty Pierzyński and his sons were taken away at the same time as political prisoners. The father was the mayor in Brudzki, Poland. My father said that his father drowned. He was held under water ... read more

Louis Schenkkan 1915 - 1941

Born 29.1.1915 in Amsterdam
Died 14.10.1941 in Mauthausen

Louis Schenkkan was arrested during the razzia in Amsterdam on 22 February 1941 and then deported to Schoorl – Buchenwald – Mauthausen. Saskia Leune, grandniece Detailed Biography ... 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

Бoка Дурмишевић / Baka Durmisević

Born 1909 in Slišane
Died 28.2.1944 in Mauthausen

Baka Durmisevic had four daughters and a son when he was taken from Serbia with his younger brother Rama who was not married then. Thankfully Baka has descendants today. Baka is my great ... read more

Leon Kuhn 1908 - 1945

Born 7.6.1908 in Krakow
Died 17.2.1945 in Ebensee

Leon Kuhn was born in Krakow, Poland in the year 1908. He and some members of his family moved to Antwerp, Belgium, around 1920. There he was able to set up a furrier company and married my ... read more