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Josef Veselý 1899 - 1942

Born 7.7.1899 in Brno
Died 16.6.1942 in Mauthausen

Josef Veselý was born on 7 July 1899 in Brno as the second of eight children. He lived all his life in Brno - Nový Lískovec. In 1917 he was drafted into the Austrian army and ... read more

José Ortiz Giménez 1904 - 1941

Born 25.1.1904 in Linares
Died 16.8.1941 in Hartheim

José Ortiz Jiménez was born on 21 January 1904 in Linares (Jaén) within a working-class, leftist family. Together with his six sisters and his only brother, the entire family ... read more

Ermanno Calore 1897 - 1944

Born 21.2.1897 in Padova
Died 10.10.1944 in Hartheim

Ermanno was “arrested” and documented as “Schutzhäftling” (protective custody) for being anti-Nazi. He was held captive at Ebensee and at Mauthausen concentration camp ... read more

Cesare Spaviero 1921 - 1945

Born 11.11.1921 in Carpi
Died 12.3.1945 in Mauthausen

  Cesarino Mario Spaviero was born in Carpi, a small hamlet in Villabartolomea (Verona) on 11 November 1921. He lived there with his family until 1929, when they moved to Pontecurone. His ... read more

Anton Egge 1896 - 1945

Born 5.3.1896 in Stryn
Died 27.2.1945 in Melk

My grandfather, Anton Egge, was born on 5 March 1896 in Hjelle in Norway. Anton was arrested on 12 January 1942 in Bergen. Initially the National Socialists stuck him in the Bergen kretsfengsel[1] ... read more

Konstanty Ćwierk 1895 - 1944

Born 21.11.1895 in Sosnowiec
Died 20.8.1944 in Gusen

Konstanty Ćwierk was born on 21 November 1895 in Sosnowiec in Poland and died on 20 August 1944 in the Gusen I concentration camp. Konstanty Ćwierk was a businessman and a talented writer and poet. H ... read more

Antoni Ruczko 1906 - 1941

Born 10.6.1906 in Suwałki
Died 19.8.1941 in Hartheim

Antoni Ruczko lived in the small city of Sejny in Poland. He worked as a shoemaker. He had a wife, Anastasia, and two children – son Zdzisław and daughter Stanisława. He was arrested b ... read more

Pietro Arnaldo Terzi 1883 - 1944

Born 20.11.1883 in Sarzana
Died 13.11.1944 in Hartheim

Pietro Arnaldo Terzi attended the L. Costa humanist grammar school in La Spezia, became an active member of the Socialist Party of Sarzana, graduated in law and moved to Aulla (Massa), where he ... read more

Stanisław Malinowski 1881 - 1942

Born 3.2.1881 in Inowrocław
Died 8.1.1942 in Gusen

Stanisław Malinowski was the son of Michał Malinowski and his wife Marianna Harenda. Grzegorz Malinowski, great-great grandson read more

Pietro Bastanzetti 1901 - 1944

Born 19.8.1901 in Vittorio Veneto
Died 2.6.1944 in Gusen

In 1902 Pietro Bastanzetti and his family arrived in Milan. At the age of twelve, after five years of primary schooling, he went out to work. He attended evening school and gained his secondary ... read more