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Richard Franke 1906 - 1943

Born 20.1.1906 in Meerane
Died 18.1.1943 in Gusen

When the new Reich Minister of Justice, Otto Georg Thierack, took up his post in late summer 1942, he was determined to reorganise the German justice system. One of the plans he had in mind was not ... read more

Otto Michael Popper 1915 - 1944

Born 6.10.1915 in Wien
Died 25.10.1944 in Linz

Otto Michael Popper was born on 6 October 1915 in Vienna, Austria. He was an Austrian citizen and the son of Dr. Michael (Ottokar) Popper (1859–1942, central manager of the Clam-Gallas estate) ... read more

Michał Czachor 1888 - 1941

Born 11.9.1888 in Cmolas
Died 5.9.1941 in Gusen

Michał was survived by his wife Zofia, who died in 1996, and eight of their children: Genowefa, Pelagia, Joanna, Weronika, Józef, Tadeusz, Stanisława, Leon. Pawel Barancewicz, g ... read more

Paweł Zygowski 1912 - 1940

Born 17.6.1912 in Danzig / Gdańsk
Died 8.12.1940 in Mauthausen

Pawel (Paul) Zygowski was my great-grandfather's uncle. The Zygowski family lived in Langfuhr, Danzig as well as the surrounding areas from as far back as the 1880s. The attached card sent to Paul's ... read more

Миодраг Никитовић / Miodrag Nikitović 1921 - 1943

Born 6.8.1921 in Ribarska Banja
Died 19.10.1943 in Gusen

In autumn 1976, Mrs. Milica Smiljanić, the sister of Miodrag Nikitović, told her brother’s story to the Belgrade Historical Archive and handed over some letters sent by him to his family during ... read more

Hermann Häfker 1873 - 1939

Born 3.6.1873 in Bremen
Died 27.12.1939 in Mauthausen

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Josep Catafau Rabadà 1914 - 1941

Born 7.9.1914 in Caldes de Montbui
Died 22.11.1941 in Gusen

Born on 7 September 1914 in Caldes de Montbui, son of Josep Catafau and Maria Rabadà Grimau. He had four siblings: Jaume, Miquel, Maria and Frederic. He worked as a driver and he was single. ... read more

Marianne Nagy 1924 - 1945

Born 22.8.1924 in Budapest
Died 5.5.1945 in Mauthausen

Marianne Nagy was just 20 years old when she died in Mauthausen. She was born on 22 August 1924 in Budapest, the second daughter of a bourgeois Jewish family. Together with her parents, Mihály ... read more

Marco Ciocchini 1925 - 1945

Born 11.3.1925 in Talamona
Died 30.3.1945 in Gusen

Marco, son of Giovanni and Ernesta Spini, was born in Talamona (SO), Northern Italy, on 11 March 1925. He grows up in a happy farming family with many brothers and sisters. In the 1940s families in ... read more

José Aparicio León 1920 - 1942

Born 24.5.1920 in Alicante/Alacant
Died 1.1.1942 in Gusen

My name is María Aparicio Cabral and I am the niece of José Aparicio León, who died on 1 January 1941 in the Gusen concentration camp. Unfortunately I was never able to meet him, ... read more