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Stanisław Proczko 1902 - 1941

Born 29.7.1902
Died 10.9.1941 in Gusen

Stanisław Proczko was born in Lipine on 29 July 1902. He followed a military training and graduated cum laude (with honors) in 1924 as under-officer. He was married to Leokadie. After the coup in ... read more

Georg Straub 1890 - 1945

Born 31.7.1890 in Radelstetten
Died 13.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Georg Straub was born on 31 July 1890 in Radelstetten near Ulm into what can be considered difficult family circumstances. His mother was certified as ‘mentally confused’ and his father ... read more

Лука Яковлевич Шушкович / Luka Jakowlewitsch Schuschkowitsch 1896 - 1945

Born 13.10.1896 in Werebki
Died 27.2.1945 in Gusen

Whenever I think about my grandfather Luka Yakovlevich Shushkevich, I see a spring morning in 1944 in my mind’s eye. It was April, the sun was shining, and my grandmother was hanging the ... read more

Marcin Wasyluk 1902 - 1944

Born 7.10.1902 in Mokrany Stare
Died 25.12.1944 in Melk

Marcin Wasyluk was the father of Marcin Wasyluk, a prisoner at the Mauthausen camp, who died on 17 June 1945.Ryszard Wasyluk, nephew (son of his brother) 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

Драгутин Соколовић / Dragutin Sokolović 1894 - 1944

Born 1.3.1894 in Ivanje
Died 29.6.1944 in Hartheim

Dragutin Sokolović was a beloved father and husband. He was born in Ivanje, south Serbia. Dragutin was married to Stojna and had four children: Stanijan (killed by Bulgarian fascists in World War 2), ... read more

Arie Spier 1906 - 1941

Born 28.6.1906 in Gendringen
Died 31.10.1941 in Mauthausen

The livestock dealer and butcher Samuël Spier and his wife Judith de Haas had five children. Sophia, the eldest and only daughter, was followed by David, Arie, Salomon and Jacob. In Gendringen, ... read more

Vladimír Bergauer 1898 - 1942

Born 18.9.1898 in Písek
Died 24.10.1942 in Mauthausen

Vladimír Bergauer was born the son of a pharmacist. He was of Czech nationality and Roman Catholic faith. In 1917 he completed his secondary education at a grammar school in Písek and ... read more

Mór Markovits 1896 - 1945

Born 22.2.1896 in Negrilești
Died 25.1.1945 in Gusen

His wife, Maria Bruckner-Breiner, and daughter, Klara Markovits-Bruckner, survived the Holocaust. The daughter, Klara, married the amazing Marton Blatt, also a survivor, in Budapest. They moved to ... read more

Marian Fitzmann 1899 - 1940

Born 8.9.1899 in Poznań
Died 23.11.1940 in Gusen

Marian Fitzmann was a son of Marcin Fitzmann and Anna (nee Dymaczewska). Marian was one of their six children. Marian married Franciszka Sobkowiak on 30 April 1923 in Poznań/Poland, they had two ... read more