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Мина Харламович Клишанец / Mina Charlamowitsch Klischanez 1907 - 1942

Born 14.3.1907 in Kolodniza
Died 24.10.1942 in Gusen

My great-grandfather on my mother’s side, Mina Kharlamovich Klishanets, was born on 14 March 1907 in the Russian Empire in the village of Kolodnitsa (today in the Krupsky district of the Minsk ... read more

Andrea Zanon 1891 - 1945

Born 5.8.1891 in Schio
Died 15.3.1945 in Gusen

The family of Andrea Zanon (prisoner number 115783) originally came from Val di Rabbi (Trentino). He took part in both the Libyan War and the First World War as a mountain trooper and was awarded the ... read more

Stanisław Makowski 1894 - 1940

Born 17.5.1894 in Podgaje, Sancygniów
Died 24.10.1940 in Gusen

Born in Podgaje, Sancygniów, Poland. Son of Władysław and Bronisława residing in Poland, Gąbin, pl. Piłsudskiego, Masovia Province.Employee of a notary‘s office. Married, five children. H ... read more

Robert Litterer 1903 - 1945

Born 1.11.1903 in Warszawa
Died 31.3.1945 in Mauthausen

On 3 April, Harry Klauber had already been dead for three days. Two weeks he had waited for his death in the Mauthausen concentration camp, few had so longed for their last breath as him, for his ... read more

Hermann Glück 1881 - 1945

Born 6.8.1881 in Makó
Died 6.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Husband of Gemma La Guardia-Gluck. Brother-in-law of then New York City Mayor, Fiorello LaGuardia. Joseph Steinberg read more

Franciszek Gęsikowski 1904 - 1941

Born 31.1.1904
Died 16.8.1941 in Hartheim

Residence: Hohensalza, Artelleriestr. 5Prisoner Number Dachau: 9471Date of Arrival Dachau: 09 May 1940Disposition: transferred 02 August 1940 MauthausenCategory: Sch.Po. (prisoner Polish) (Source: ... read more

Adolf Rosenberger 1900 - 1945

Born 24.10.1900 in Wien
Died 31.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Adolf Rosenberger was born on 24 October 1900 as the child of a working-class Jewish family in Vienna’s Brigittenau district. He grew up in Bäuerlegasse to the north of the Augarten park ... read more

Jan Vážný 1891 - 1942

Born 1.1.1891 in Praha
Died 18.4.1942 in Mauthausen

Jan Vážný attended the grammar school in Truhlářská Street in Prague, gaining his school leaving certificate in 1909 with distinction. From 1909 to 1913 he studied law at t ... read more

Erich Fabian 1898 - 1945

Born 8.9.1898 in Danzig
Died 31.1.1945 in Mauthausen

Erich Fabian, son of Julius Fabian and Hannchen Planter-Fabian. They were sent to Theresienstadt from Berlin on August 27, 1942. Julius died in the camp on November 30, 1942, Hannchen died on January ... read more

Петр Иванович Карев / Petr Iwanowitsch Karew 1887 - 1944

Born 29.6.1887 in Talabsk / Salit
Died 3.8.1944 in Hartheim

Petr Ivanovich Karev was born on 29 June 1887. He lived with his family on Talabsk Island in Lake Pskov. A fisherman by profession, he wove nets for catching fish. In 1941 he was deported to the ... read more