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Felix Błajet 1895 - 1943

Born 8.10.1895 in Niemierzewo
Died 23.3.1943 in Gusen

My great-grandfather, Felix Błajet, was born on 8 October 1895 in Niemierzewo, near to Poznań, in an area that was annexed by Prussia at that time. In 1918 he fought alongside Marshal Józef P ... read more

Liborio Baldanza 1899 - 1945

Born 2.8.1899 in Geraci Siculo
Died 3.4.1945 in auf dem Todesmarsch von Hinterbrühl nach Mauthausen

At the age of 16, Liborio Baldanza began work at the Cantieri Navali Riuniti wharf in Palermo and started attending the technical night school in the city. One year later, however, he had to leave ... read more

Heinrich Schmoll 1906 - 1940

Born 16.1.1906 in Eschweiler
Died 24.4.1940 in Mauthausen

Heinrich Schmoll was the son of Peter Josef Schmoll (puddler) and Agnes Schmoll, nee Pönsgen. Lothar Böling, Bertram-Wieland-Archiv für die Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung e.V., ... read more

Henri Levin 1908 - 1945

Born 5.5.1908 in Wilno / Vilnius
Died 30.3.1945 in Ebensee

The life of Henri Levin/Lewin has been rebuilt by a class of the International French Lyceum of Vilnius, in Lithuania, where he is born. The class was part of the French project "Convoi 77", about ... 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

Alexandre Folch Gómez 1910 - 1941

Born 6.8.1910 in Vistabella del Maestrazgo
Died 19.10.1941 in Gusen

He was born on 6 August 1910 in Vistabella del Maestrazgo (Castellón), son of Alexandre Folch Clerich and Dolors Gómez Salvador. He was single and he used to work as bricklayer. He used ... read more

Emanuel Oleś 1896 - 1941

Born 9.7.1896 in Gotartowice
Died 18.8.1941 in Hartheim

Thanks to my aunt, the last surviving daughter of my great-grandfather Emanuel, I was able to learn something about the history of my family. Keeping the memory of our deceased family members alive ... read more

Wacław Prokop 1896 - 1941

Born 2.8.1896 in Wróblew
Died 27.4.1941 in Gusen

After my grandmother’s death I found a letter from KZ Mauthausen about her father and my great-grandfather Wacław Prokop among family memories. When I was a school girl my grandmother told me ... read more

Franc Glinik 1895 - 1945

Born 1.10.1895 in Prevalje
Died 8.5.1945 in Mauthausen

Franc Glinik was born to Jakob Glinik and Marija Bauh in Prevalje. The language used within the family and commonly by Glinik, who had right of residence to live in Loibach/Libuče (present-day ... read more

Vilhelm Gutfreund 1909 - 1945

Born 12.8.1909 in Katovice
Died 6.2.1945 in Mauthausen

Vilhelm Gutfreund was the third son of Eduard and Klára. He had brothers called Leo and Rudolf. Both parents were Jewish. His father Eduard co-owned a hat factory in Katowice and his mother ... read more