Franciszek Rajski 1895 - 1945
Born 3.9.1895 in Nowy Targ
Died 20.4.1945 in Gusen
Our Grandfather – Franciszek Rajski was born on the 3rd of September 1895. In August 1914, at the age of 18, he reported himself to the First Brigade and then said, “My ... read more
Jan Florian 1897 - 1942
Born 24.11.1897 in Brno
Died 7.5.1942 in Mauthausen
Jan Florian attended the First Czech State Grammar School in Brno. After gaining his school leaving certificate he was called up to the Austro-Hungarian army and fought on the Italian front in the ... read more
Julio Tomás Codina 1913 - 1941
Born 5.3.1913 in Pobla Llarga (la)
Died 28.11.1941 in Gusen
Julio Tomás Codina was born at 3pm on Wednesday 5 March 1913 at his family home (now 29 Sant Josep Street in La Pobla Llarga, Valencia, Spain). He was the third son of the marriage between ... read more
Karl Bernotat 1887 - 1943
Born 13.2.1887 in Mittel-Joddup, Kreis Goldap
Died 5.1.1943 in Mauthausen
Karl Friedrich Bernotat was born on 13 February 1887 in Mittel-Joddup, Kreis Goldap (former East Prussia, now Poland). Bernotat, who moved to Berlin in 1916 and pretended to be a wealthy ... read more
Jan Stefan Oderfeld Douglas 1892 - 1944
Born 3.6.1892 in Warszawa
Died 14.9.1944 in Mauthausen
Jan Stefan Douglas-Oderfeld was a Polish lawyer living in Paris who joined the French Resistance. Because he spoke perfect German as well as French he was involved in anti-Nazi activity directed ... read more
Emile Borremans 1881 - 1944
Born 31.5.1881 in Aarschot
Died 29.10.1944 in Gusen
Emile Maria-Jozef Borremans (alias Father Julius or Jules Borremans) was a Belgian priest and composer. He was a pupil of August De Boeck. Geert Callaert, pianist, composer, researcher read more
Josep Sariñena Esparel 1917 - 1942
Born 29.8.1917 in Barcelona
Died 30.7.1942 in Gusen
In recent years – both through our research work and through contact with relatives of victims of the National Socialist regime – we have become witnesses to genuine family dramas of the ... read more
Elie Talle 1902 - 1945
Born 10.7.1902 in Saulzet
Died 30.4.1945 in Schuls
His father Pierre was a domestic servant, his mother Marie, née Bost, did not work. Elie Talle completed his military service from 13 November 1922 to 7 May 1924 with the 6th Group of the ... read more
Mojszes Leder 1903 - 1944
Born 19.10.1903 in Tarnów
Died 30.11.1944 in Gusen
A Name with No Face: Mojszes Leder There are no pictures of our uncle, Mojszes Leder. His story is one of courage and the will to survive. In sharing his story, we celebrate his life and remember ... read more
Heinrich Schmoll 1906 - 1940
Born 16.1.1906 in Eschweiler
Died 24.4.1940 in Mauthausen
Heinrich Schmoll was the son of Peter Josef Schmoll (puddler) and Agnes Schmoll, nee Pönsgen. Lothar Böling, Bertram-Wieland-Archiv für die Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung e.V., ... read more
