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Aureliano Caumel Sánchez 1900 - 1941

Born 11.6.1900 in Brunete
Died 8.10.1941 in Gusen

Aureliano Caumel Sanchez was secretary of the union of the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) in his hometown Brunete (Madrid) and member of the Red Committee of Criminal Investigation. ... read more

José Ortiz Giménez 1904 - 1941

Born 25.1.1904 in Linares
Died 16.8.1941 in Hartheim

José Ortiz Jiménez was born on 21 January 1904 in Linares (Jaén) within a working-class, leftist family. Together with his six sisters and his only brother, the entire family ... read more

Joan Deu Casanovas 1914 - 1941

Born 27.6.1914 in Caldes de Montbui
Died 22.11.1941 in Gusen

Born in Caldes de Montbui on 27 June 1914, he was son of Prim Deu Altarriba and Mercè Casanovas Pascual. He had three sisters: Anna, Vicenta and Rosa. He was single, working as a farmer and ... read more

Pedro Villaverde Petralanda 1915 - 1941

Born 7.6.1915 in Madrid
Died 14.11.1941 in Gusen

Pedro was the son of Victoriano Villaverde, a cabinetmaker, and Leandra Petralanda, both originally from Bilbao.  Pedro was born 7 June 1915, shortly after his family had moved to Madrid. During ... read more

Bolesław Kapela 1891 - 1942

Born 7.7.1891 in Wągrowiec
Died 30.12.1942 in Mauthausen

Bolesław Kapela, son of Ludwik and Leokadia (maiden name Burkiewicz), was born on 7th July 1891 in Wągrowiec (Wongrowitz in German). After graduating from college he became a printer and seal e ... read more

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

Franciszek Gęsikowski 1904 - 1941

Born 31.1.1904
Died 16.8.1941 in Hartheim

Residence: Hohensalza, Artelleriestr. 5Prisoner Number Dachau: 9471Date of Arrival Dachau: 09 May 1940Disposition: transferred 02 August 1940 MauthausenCategory: Sch.Po. (prisoner Polish) (Source: ... read more

Cesare Lorenzi 1903 - 1945

Born 14.12.1903 in Guardistallo
Died 22.5.1945 in Mauthausen

Cesare Lorenzi came from a humble background and was the youngest of eight children, who were brought up by their socialist and workers’ leader father according to the ideals of fairness, ... read more

Modest Mikołajewski 1900 - 1942

Born 20.11.1900 in Luberadz
Died 12.12.1942 in Mauthausen

My father came from a family of craftsmen, and like his own father became a blacksmith. He had two younger sisters. He married in 1926 and became the father of three children, who were eleven, eight ... read more

Michel Scholtes 1906 - 1945

Born 14.5.1906 in Kopstal
Died 5.5.1945 in Gusen

Michel Scholtes, a lathe operator and metalworker, was born on 14 May 1906 in Kopstal (Luxembourg). He lived there with his wife, Irmine Hensel, and two children. He had been an active trade unionist ... read more