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Oskar Roubíček 1898 - 1945

Born 28.2.1898 in Dvorce/Tučapy
Died 14.2.1945 in Mauthausen

Oskar Roubíček was born 28 February 1894 in Dvorce/Tučapy. He was a locksmith by trade. He was married to Olga Roubíček born Krutzký on 28 September 1896. Olga survived the war as ... read more

Егор Степанович Бирын / Egor Stepanowitsch Biryn 1909 - 1942

Born 3.3.1909 in Serman
Died 16.10.1942 in Gusen

Егор Степанович Бирин / Egor Stepanowitsch Biryn was born in the village Serman, Nikolsky district of the Penza region. He was a soldier and had been missing in October 1941. His wife Matrona Vasilevn ... 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

Carolus Marinus Popelier 1918 - 1945

Born 29.10.1918 in Gorinchem
Died 23.2.1945 in Mauthausen

As a prospective reserve officer flyer Royal Navy, Carolus Marinus Popelier was taken prisoner on 15 May 1942 in Roermond, Netherlands. The same day he was transported to Oflag XIII B ... read more

Јован Годић / Jovan Godić 1924 - 1945

Born 13.3.1924 in Kamenare
Died 5.5.1945 in Gusen

Jovan “Jova” Godić was born in village Kamenare, near city of Kruševac. His parents had twelve children. One child died shortly after birth. He was fourth child and second son of ... read more

José Aragón Muñoz 1904 - 1941

Born 19.4.1904 in Murcia
Died 30.7.1941 in Gusen

José Aragón Muñoz was born in Murcia (Spain) on 19 April 1904. Around 1927 he arrived in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the province of Barcelona (Spain), where his siblings Juana ... read more

Zachariasz Lesz 1892 - 1945

Born 28.5.1892 in Piotrków
Died 7.1.1945 in Melk

Zachariasz Lesz was the son of Szmuel Jakob Lesz and Ruchla Laja Lesz. Zachariasz’s true name was Szbasia Zachariasz Lesz, b. 28 May 1892 in Petrikau, Polen. He was an uncle to Jack Budkowski ... read more

Aquilino Mandelli 1908 - 1945

Born 23.9.1908 in Milano
Died 8.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Aquilino Mandelli was born in Milan on 23 September 1908, son of Natale Ambrogio Mandelli and Anita Viltori. On 19 October 1933 he married Oddone Virginia and the couple had one son, Giorgio. ... read more

Vincenc Mašek 1889 - 1942

Born 4.4.1889 in Přeštice
Died 19.1.1942 in Mauthausen

Vincenc Mašek – his true name Čeněk Mašek – fought in World War I and was taken prisoner by the Russians. Managed to come back by foot through Poland. He was then w ... read more

Piotr Ziarkiewicz 1906 - 1941

Born 3.6.1906 in Bortniki
Died 10.12.1941 in Hartheim

Piotr Ziarkiewicz was born 3 June 1906 in Bortniki in the Galicia country, district Lviv (Lwów), Austrian-Hungarian Empire. In 1918 he went to Trzemeszno. In the 1930ies he was president of ... read more