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Francesco Affaba 1898 - 1945

Born 3.2.1898 in Salerano sul Lambro
Died 4.2.1945 in Gusen

Francesco Affaba, my paternal grandfather, was born in Salerano sul lambro, provincia di Lodi. He was incarcerated in San Vittore and then in Bergamo around 20 March 1944. He was deported to ... read more

Alf Wager 1898 - 1944

Born 28.7.1898 in Oslo
Died 28.12.1944 in Gusen

Alf Wager was born on 28 July 1898 in Kristiania, later Oslo. He was the son of Sina and Herman Wager and had six sisters and a brother. Alf was educated at the Norwegian Technical University, where ... read more

Feliks Borzechowski 1895 - 1941

Born 17.9.1895 in Pieckel / Piekło
Died 17.11.1941 in Gusen

Feliks Borzechowski was the president of the commune Polska and worked at the Port Board. He raised his children in the Polish spirit. He was a straightforward man, often putting himself in defense ... read more

Светолик Драгачевац / Svetolik Dragačevac 1883 - 1942

Born 15.4.1883 in Požega Užička
Died 9.7.1942 in Mauthausen

Svetolik Dragačevac was born on 15 April 1883 as the third child of Maksim Dragačevac in Požega Užička. After completing his primary school education he spent some years assisting his father in busi ... read more

Liborio Baldanza 1899 - 1945

Born 2.8.1899 in Geraci Siculo
Died 3.4.1945 in auf dem Todesmarsch von Hinterbrühl nach Mauthausen

At the age of 16, Liborio Baldanza began work at the Cantieri Navali Riuniti wharf in Palermo and started attending the technical night school in the city. One year later, however, he had to leave ... read more

Georg Bautler 1904 - 1943

Born 7.1.1904 in Cham (Oberpfalz)
Died 9.9.1943 in Mauthausen

Georg Bautler was born on 7 January 1904 in Cham.[1] A single man, he later lived in Munich at 48 Schwanthalerstraße and worked in business. The 32-year-old was probably arrested by the Munich ... read more

Guglielmo Steiner 1909 - 1945

Born 13.5.1909 in Milano
Died 27.2.1945 in Ebensee

Mino Steiner was the son of Emerico Steiner, a Milanese industrialist of Bohemian origin, and Fosca Titta, the sister of the baritone Titta Ruffo; he was the nephew of Giacomo Matteotti and the ... read more

Karel Hudomalj 1905 - 1944

Born 18.10.1905 in Zagorje
Died 27.9.1944 in Mauthausen

  Karel Hudomalj was a remarkable figure with an extensive political career. By profession he was a mechanic and, like many of his countrymen, he started his career in a coal mine. But his ... read more

Giovanni Bortoloso 1912 - 1945

Born 29.5.1912 in Schio
Died 22.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Giovanni Bortoloso ran a book shop and stationers of the same name on the Piazzi Rossi in Schio. When he was dismissed from his army medical examination due to a handicap to his leg, he joined the ... read more

Letizia Anticoli 1914 - 1945

Born 30.8.1914 in Viterbo
Died 12.5.1945 in Mauthausen

Letizia Anticoli’s family consisted of her father Emanuele, her mother Reale die Veroli, and Angelo, Rachele, Giuditta and Rina. At the time of her arrest, Letizia was already married to Angelo ... read more