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Leopold de Hulster 1899 - 1944

Born 19.9.1899 in Saint-Servais
Died 22.12.1944 in Gusen

Léopold de Hulster was born on 19 September 1899 in Seraing, Belgium. He came from a humble background, left school after primary school and worked at several different trades. He was a miner, ... read more

Jan Grochowski 1911 - 1945

Born 27.10.1911 in Przytuły
Died 8.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Jan Grochowski was the son of Roman Gerwazy Grochowski and Maria Klara Jadwiga Grochowska (Jastrzębska). He had three sisters and one brother. Łukasz Pękala, great grandnephew read more

Enrico Serra 1921 - 1945

Born 24.5.1921 in Imperia
Died 2.2.1945 in Gusen

The Serra brothers Enrico Serra and his brother Nicola were partisans, living from 8 September 1943 as ‘rebels’ in the mountains of Imperia. Enrico was arrested, together with his ... read more

Jenő Schlesinger 1893 - 1945

Born 27.3.1893 in Šurany
Died 4.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Jenő Schlesinger was the uncle of my father. His date of birth I have found in the Slovak Archive in Ivánka pri Nitre with a different year, born on 27 March 1893 in Nagysurány ... read more

Karl Reindl 1913 - 1945

Born 20.2.1913 in Linz
Died 28.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Karl Reindl was my uncle. His wife Theresia was my father’s sister. He was one of the 42 antifascists who were gassed as late as 28/29 April on the orders of the Gauleiter of Oberdonau, August ... read more

Nils Hegland 1900 - 1945

Born 14.11.1900 in Evje
Died 3.3.1945 in Melk

  Nils Hegland was born on 14 November 1900 in Evje to the north of Kristiansand. His parents were Johan Hegland, a wood merchant and sawmill owner, and his wife Inger Tonette, née ... read more

Bolesław Martynowski 1910 - 1945

Born 21.1.1910 in Kiew / Kyjiw
Died 26.1.1945 in Melk

Bolesław Martynowski was born in 1910 in Kiev, which at that time was part of the Russian Empire. His family was Polish. In 1920, the family returned to Poland. He graduated from an agricultural ... read more

Иван Алексеевич Мишин / Iwan Alexeewitsch Mischin

Born 1912 in Nowyj Krjaschim / Machalino
Died 15.11.1942 in Gusen

My grandfather Michail Grigorevich Matvienko, a sergeant in the 117th Rifle Division, was reported missing in action near Gomel in mid-September 1941. For some years now, I have been trying, without ... read more

Ervin Jakab 1923 - 1945

Born 17.2.1923 in Targu Mures
Died 28.5.1945 in Mauthausen

Ervin Jakab was born on February 17, 1923, in Targu Mures, Transylvania, Hungary, currently under the administration of Romania, father: Adolf Jakab, mother: Laura Jakab. He studied at the Jewish ... 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