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Franz Andresiak 1898 - 1940

Born 16.1.1898 in Wesseln
Died 15.2.1940 in Mauthausen

Franz Andresiak (Andrysiak) was my Opa. Married to my Omi, Louise nee Kulling. His son Peter Burchard Andrysiak is my father. Peter was three years old when his father died. I do know that my ... read more

Isak Leisten 1899 - 1945

Born 2.10.1899 in Tarnów
Died 12.3.1945 in Melk

Isak Leisten was the son of Simon Leisten and Miriam Riemer, and the husband of Jetti Gutter. Sulamith Beith Yannai read more

José Beltrán Martín 1911 - 1942

Born 30.11.1911 in Churriana de la Vega
Died 2.2.1942 in Hartheim

His full name was José María Beltrán Martín. He fought for the Republic of Spain against fascism. When the Republic fell, he had to escape to France where he was captured ... read more

Ignác Polášek 1900 - 1941

Born 26.6.1900 in Stará Lesná
Died 4.12.1941 in Mauthausen

Ignác Polášek, born in Stará Ves nad Ondřejnicí 143 (profession: smith), participant in the Sokol's anti-Nazi resistance in E. Klímek's group ... read more

Николай Иванович Кононенко / Nikolaj Iwanowitsch Kononenko 1895 - 1944

Born 28.4.1895 in Belopolje
Died 7.10.1944 in Mauthausen

Nikolai Ivanovich Kononenko was born on 28 April 1895 in the town of Belopolye (Bilopillya) in the Kharkov (Karkhiv) oblast. After finishing secondary school, he studied medicine until 1920 at ... 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

Stefan Filipkiewicz 1879 - 1944

Born 28.7.1879 in Tarnów
Died 23.8.1944 in Mauthausen

Stefan Filipkiewicz (born on 28 July 1879 in Tarnów, died on 23 August 1944 in Mauthausen) a painter and graphic, notable for his landscapes inspired by the Young Polish movement. He was a ... read more

Ceferino Ramírez Rey 1911 - 1941

Born 13.5.1911 in Medina de las Torres
Died 23.12.1941 in Gusen

Ceferino Ramírez Rey, born in Medina de las Torres (Badajoz-Spain), 13 May 1911. Spanish republican who fought for freedom both in Spain and in Europe. Deported at the age of 29 years ... read more

Андрей Павлович Булаев / Andrej Pawlowitsch Bulaew 1914 - 1942

Born 15.8.1914
Died 12.5.1942 in Mauthausen

Andrej Pawlowitsch Bulaew was born in the village Kevdo-Melsitovo, Kamensky district of the Penza region. He was soldier in the 66th Howitzer Artillery Regiment, 61th Infantry Division. On 16 August ... read more

Paul Reinhardt 1879 - 1943

Born 13.1.1879 in Heuberg
Died 13.1.1943 in Mauthausen

Paul Reinhardt was the son of Klara Pauline Babette Schneck, born 10 January 1852 in Neuhengstett in the Calw district, and of Otto (also: ‘Odon’) Michael Reinhardt, born 9 April 1852 in ... read more