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Bruno Sbriz 1923 - 1945

Born 17.9.1923 in San Vito al Tagliamento
Died 6.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Bruno Sbriz was enlisted in the Granatieri di Sardegna’s Regiment. After 8 September, he joined the partisan XIV Brigata Osoppo Friuli; on 6 January 1945, Bruno was arrested by the Germans at ... read more

Henryk Kłosowicz 1912 - 1941

Born 18.9.1912 in Rychwałd
Died 6.12.1941 in Hartheim

Henryk Kłosowicz was the son of Feliks and Justyna (née Gąsiorek) who lived in Rychwałd. In 1935 he completed his education at the state grammar school M. Kopernikus in Żywiec. Between 1935 and ... read more

Józef Kalejta 1894 - 1941

Born 17.8.1894 in Zielone
Died 7.4.1941 in Gusen

Józef Kalejta was born 17 August 1894. Until 1914 he studied at a teacher training college. At the start of the war in 1914 he was forcibly enrolled into the Russian army, where he served as a ... read more

Jan Florian 1897 - 1942

Born 24.11.1897 in Brno
Died 7.5.1942 in Mauthausen

Jan Florian attended the First Czech State Grammar School in Brno. After gaining his school leaving certificate he was called up to the Austro-Hungarian army and fought on the Italian front in the ... read more

Ari Schwartz 1918 - 1944

Born 17.6.1918 in Bicsad / Bixad
Died 24.6.1944 in Gusen

Ari Schwartz was born in Bicsad (Bixad), Romania, to Menachem and Rosa. He was a locksmith/metalworker. He was single and prior to WWII he lived in Bicsad. Ronit Revach, relative read more

Vincenc Mašek 1889 - 1942

Born 4.4.1889 in Přeštice
Died 19.1.1942 in Mauthausen

Vincenc Mašek – his true name Čeněk Mašek – fought in World War I and was taken prisoner by the Russians. Managed to come back by foot through Poland. He was then w ... read more

Kurt Kelman 1896 - 1945

Born 6.1.1896 in Berlin
Died 29.4.1945 in Ebensee

Carpenter. Arrested on 18 February 1943. Arrived in Auschwitz on 20 February 1943. Wife: Irma Kelman, nee Schwarzenberger – fate unknown. Michael Samuels, researcher   read more

Karel Hudomalj 1905 - 1944

Born 18.10.1905 in Zagorje
Died 27.9.1944 in Mauthausen

  Karel Hudomalj was a remarkable figure with an extensive political career. By profession he was a mechanic and, like many of his countrymen, he started his career in a coal mine. But his ... read more

Οδυσσέας Γεωργιουδάκης / Odysseas Georgioudakis 1910 - 1944

Born 20.7.1910 in Prasses
Died 2.10.1944 in Hartheim

Odysseas Georgioudakis was born in Prasses, Rethymno Crete on 20 July 1910. He had a wife named Konstantina and four children: Eleni, Manolis, Nafsika and Yiorgos. His wife was pregnant with their ... read more

Ildefonso Nalda Nájera 1876 - 1941

Born 23.1.1876 in Tricio
Died 4.4.1941 in Gusen

Ildefonso Nalda Nájera was born in 1876 in Tricio, a town in the Spanish province of Longroño (today the La Rioja autonomous community). In 1936 when already 60 years old, he was still ... read more