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Edward Nowak 1913 - 1945

Born 13.12.1913 in Sosnowiec
Died 4.4.1945 in Gusen

Edward Nowak was born on 13 December 1913 in Sosnowiec, Poland. He worked at the coal mine “Zbyszek” in Trzebinia. He was married with four sons, and his wife Matylda was pregnant with ... read more

Angelo Giuseppe Biffi 1909 - 1945

Born 11.6.1909 in Villa d'Adda
Died 2.5.1945 in Gusen

Angelo Giuseppe Biffi was the eldest of four children from a peasant family. Following the sudden death of his father, Angelo had to support his mother and three siblings from his wages. With the ... read more

Alexander Katan 1899 - 1943

Born 18.11.1899 in Rotterdam
Died 27.1.1943 in Gusen

Alexander Katan was born and lived in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He was the son of Israel Marcus Katan and Celli van Gelderen. He worked in several roles as a kantoorbediende (clerk), including that of ... read more

Emil Goldmann 1872 - 1942

Born 29.11.1872 in Vítkovice
Died 1.8.1942 in Mauthausen

Emil Goldmann was a Goldmann again only under the Nazis and because his name was not obviously ‘Jewish’ enough (Executive Order on the Law on the Alteration of Family and Personal Names ... read more

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

Стојан Милентијевић / Stojan Milentijević 1915 - 1943

Born 14.2.1915 in Jagnjenica
Died 15.3.1943 in Mauthausen

Stojan Milentijević, born on February 14, 1915 in Jagnjenica village, region Ibarski Kolašin, Kingdom of Serbia. He was one of four children of his parents Milorad and Anica. He was not ... read more

Richárd Engel de Jánosi 1882 - 1944

Born 31.7.1882 in Pécs
Died 30.4.1944 in Mauthausen

Richárd Engel de Jánosi was an engineer who in 1944 was the owner left in charge of his family’s lumber company, Adolf Engel & Sons in Pécs, Hungary. On 19 March ... read more

Enrico Bracesco 1910 - 1944

Born 10.4.1910 in Monza
Died 16.8.1944 in Hartheim

Enrico, the son of Francesco Bracesco and Maria Teruzzi, was the youngest of three brothers and sisters. His family was unquestionably anti-Fascist. His parents ran a restaurant, which became a cell ... read more

Dino Francini 1898 - 1945

Born 2.7.1898 in Firenze
Died 17.1.1945 in Gusen

Dino Francini had lost his young wife Bianca in 1929 when she died shortly after giving birth. Their two children, a two and a half year-old boy and a thirteen day-old girl, remained with their ... 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