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Ludwik Wrzoł 1881 - 1940

Born 27.12.1881 in Zabrzeg
Died 30.9.1940 in Gusen

After completing primary school in Zabrzeg, Ludwik Wrzoł attended a German grammar school in Bielsko. He studied philosophy and theology in the Czech town of Vidnava. In 1910 he obtained a doctorate ... read more

Vittorio Benzi 1927 - 1945

Born 22.3.1927 in Vinchio
Died 22.3.1945 in Gusen

Vittorio Benzi (prisoner number 115373), marked as a partisan through his participation in a mission in Mombercelli and categorised as dangerous, was arrested by the Nazi Fascists on 3 December 1944 ... read more

Jan Karczewski 1901 - 1942

Born 16.5.1901 in Montowo
Died 31.10.1942 in Gusen

From the life and work of Jan Karczewski 1901 Born in Montów, in the Lubawa poviat (today the Nowe Miasto poviat) in the working family of Teofil Karczewski, on 16 May, Jan was born, a ... read more

Vicente Tomás Mogino 1910 - 1942

Born 15.9.1910 in Muro de Alcoy
Died 6.1.1942 in Gusen

Secretary of the Revolutionary Committee of Defense (U.G.T. – P.C.E – I.R). However, before that, he was elected a town hall member. He was also a comptroller in the elections to deputies ... read more

Rafael Torres Sicilia 1919 - 1941

Born 3.2.1919 in Córdoba
Died 19.12.1941 in Gusen

Rafael was from Córdoba. When he died in the concentration camp he was 22. As a prisoner, he was transferred to Belfort, Front-Stalag 140, and then to the German camp, Stalag XI.B, ... read more

Franciszek Szczeszak 1894 - 1943

Born 6.10.1894 in Markowice
Died 21.1.1943 in Mauthausen

Franciszek Szczeszak was born in Markowice near Krerowo as the son of the shoemaker Marcin (Martin) Szczeszak and his wife Elisabeth (nee Kaczmarek).  Aurelia Bartoszek Source:Civil Registry ... read more

Алексей Михайлович Абрашкин / Alexej Michajlowitsch Abraschkin

Born 1917 in Bednodemjanowsk / Spassk
Died 3.4.1942 in Mauthausen

On 25 May 1941 he was called to the military enlistment office of the city Bednodemyanovsk Penza region and became a soldier of the 55th Light Artillery Regiment 61 Infantry Division. On 18 August ... read more

Giacomo Menasce 1922 - 1945

Born 11.6.1922 in Ródos
Died 25.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Giacomo Menasce: The Uncle We Never Knew Jaco Menashe (Giacomo Menasce in Italian) was born on 11 June 1922 on the island of Rhodes in the Aegean Sea. His parents were Isaac Menashe and Reina ... read more

Ján Osoha 1901 - 1945

Born 27.7.1901 in Podolí
Died 19.2.1945 in Melk

Originally, Ján Osoha trained as a miller and worked as a miller near to Hodonín. In 1922 he joined the Communist Party and became active in their cause. In 1925, with the help of ... read more

Jaroslav Sekyrka 1921 - 1942

Born 18.10.1921 in Jílové u Prahy
Died 7.3.1942 in Mauthausen

Jaroslav Sekyrka was born on 18 October 1921 in Jílové u Prahy as the son of Jaroslav Sekyrka and Anna Horníková. Jaroslav Sekyrka, a turner by trade, was active as ... read more