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Edward Ślusarczyk 1913 - 1943

Born 14.10.1913 in Cieszyn
Died 21.4.1943 in Mauthausen

Edward Ślusarczyk was the son of Paul und Stanisława of the Puchała family. He was a Polish teacher and a Roman Catholic. Edward Ślusarczyk wanted to change the world for the better and inspire oth ... read more

Pierre Déjean 1912 - 1944

Born 16.7.1912 in Auch
Died 18.8.1944 in Hartheim

Born in Auch, France, in 1912, Pierre Déjean was the eldest of 4 children. At the age of 10, he joined the Éclaireurs de France, lay scouts in which he distinguished himself throughout ... read more

Jan Zasada 1897 - 1941

Born 25.9.1897 in Podębice
Died 26.8.1941 in Gusen

My grandfather Jan Zasada was born in Podębice. He lived in Grójec and in Kutno where he was arrested and transferred through Inowrocław to Mauthausen/Gusen. He was left-wing local politician i ... read more

Георгий Дмитриевич Зобнин / Georgij Dmitriewitsch Sobnin

Born 7.11.1917 in Noschul
Died 1945 in Mauthausen

In the night of 7 April 1944, aeroplane PS-84 of the 101st Fighter Aviation Regiment did not return from a mission – it was set alight by a German fighter plane in the area around Rakvere. ... read more

Herbert Littmann 1919 - 1942

Born 25.9.1919 in Berlin
Died 3.2.1942 in Mauthausen

The photograph shows Herbert Littmann, he is working in the forge of the work village. Here he learned to be a locksmith and fine metalworker. Robert Warnars read more

Милош Борковић / Miloš Borković

Born 1891 in Crna Rijeka
Died 28.6.1944 in Hartheim

Miloš Borković was born in Crna Rijeka, Bosnia. He was married to Obrenija Terzic and had four sons: Jaksa, Bosko, Vidoje and Dusan. He was firstly taken and sent to Banjica camp in Serbia on ... read more

Wladimir Signori 1925 - 1945

Born 29.7.1925 in Auboué
Died 2.3.1945 in Ebensee

After emigrating from Italy in flight from Mussolini’s Fascism, Egidio and Guglielma Signori settled in the mining town of Homécourt (department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, France) with their ... read more

Aron Szlama Horowicz 1905 - 1945

Born 15.4.1905 in Radom
Died 15.1.1945 in Gusen

Aron Szlama Horowicz was born in Radom, Poland on 15 april 1905 to Chazkiel Horowicz and Liba Huma Horowicz (nee Gelbard). He was the oldest of six children surviving to adulthood. Two brothers died ... read more

Ernő Winkler 1894 - 1944

Born 20.1.1894
Died 10.7.1944 in Mauthausen

Ernő Winkler was the chief rabbi of Nagykanizsa, Hungary between 1919 and 1944. He was born in Újpest on 20 January 1894 (instead of 1899). read more

Louis Pfeifer 1895 - 1945

Born 8.1.1895 in Bad Marienberg
Died 20.2.1945 in Mauthausen

Louis Pfeifer was the son of Wilhelm and Pauline Pfeifer, a long-established family in Bad Marienberg/Westerwald. He served in the First World War as a marine. Afterwards he worked as an engraver. ... read more