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Aleksander Dobrowolski 1888 - 1940

Born 14.2.1888 in Warszawa
Died 19.12.1940 in Gusen

Catholic, Engineer, Polish Nationalist. Sons Tadeusz Dobrowolski and Zbigniew Dobrowolski, daughter “Lala” Dobrowolski. Son TadeusDobrowolski is thought to have been killed in Polish ... read more

Stanisław Makowski 1894 - 1940

Born 17.5.1894 in Podgaje, Sancygniów
Died 24.10.1940 in Gusen

Born in Podgaje, Sancygniów, Poland. Son of Władysław and Bronisława residing in Poland, Gąbin, pl. Piłsudskiego, Masovia Province.Employee of a notary‘s office. Married, five children. H ... read more

Herbert Julius Pollak 1917 - 1941

Born 17.4.1917 in Wien
Died 17.10.1941 in Mauthausen

Herbert Julius Pollak was the son of a couple from Prague, authorized officer (‘Prokurist’) Dr. Fritz Pollak (1890-1942, official at the car manufacturer Škoda) and his wife Ella ... read more

Kazimierz Poprawa 1914 - 1945

Born 13.1.1914 in Ostrowo
Died 19.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Kazimierz Poprawa, born on 13 January 1914 in Ostrowo, near Wrzesnia in Poland. Son of Stanisław and Elzbieta. He spent his childhood and youth in Wrzesnia, Poland. As a member of a Wrzesnia branch ... read more

Петр Евдокимович Лукьянчиков / Petr Ewdokimowitsch Lukjantschnikow 1911 - 1944

Born 30.6.1911 in Gremjatschki
Died 16.8.1944 in Mauthausen

Petr Evdokimovich Lukyanchikov was born on 30 June 1911 in the village of Gremyachka in the Oboyansky district in the Kursk oblast of the Russian Empire. He came from a Russian peasant family and was ... read more

Philippe Marquis 1895 - 1945

Born 18.7.1895 in Luxembourg
Died 27.2.1945 in Melk

The printer Philippe Marquis was born on 18 July 1895 in Luxembourg. He lived with his wife, Marguerite Grethen, and their three children in Weimershof. On 14 July 1944 the whole family was forced to ... read more

Filippo D'Agostino 1885 - 1944

Born 15.3.1885 in Gravina
Died 14.7.1944 in Hartheim

Filippo D’Agostino was a railway official. As an important politician of his time, he and his wife Rita Majerotti were involved in founding the Communist Party of Italy (Congress of Livorno). ... read more

Raymond Arend 1922 - 1944

Born 4.12.1922 in Oberkorn
Died 15.6.1944 in Hartheim

Raymond Arend was born on 4 December 1922 in Oberkorn (Luxembourg). He was a labourer and still single. On 25 August 1943 he was taken into protective custody. He was accused of having joined the ... read more

Walter Benjamin Blau 1918 - 1941

Born 2.1.1918 in Hamburg
Died 3.7.1941 in Mauthausen

Father: Armin Blau  Mother: Ella Blau-Cohen After the eviction, Walter lived at M. Angelostraat 34, Amsterdam.  He was transported from Schoorl to Mauthausen on 11.06.1941.  Both ... read more

Eustaquio Pérez Orduña 1897 - 1944

Born 29.3.1897 in Uztárroz/Uztarroze
Died 10.11.1944 in Melk

Eustaquio Pérez Orduña was born in Ustarroz in Navarre (Spain) on 29 March 1897. During his childhood, Eustaquio worked as a shepherd, as the wealthy employed poor children to look ... read more