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Aquilino Mandelli 1908 - 1945

Born 23.9.1908 in Milano
Died 8.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Aquilino Mandelli was born in Milan on 23 September 1908, son of Natale Ambrogio Mandelli and Anita Viltori. On 19 October 1933 he married Oddone Virginia and the couple had one son, Giorgio. ... read more

Izidor Blum 1896 - 1945

Born 16.7.1896 in Cepari
Died 19.3.1945 in Melk

Izidor (Israel Leib) Blum was born to Wolf and Golda Blum on 16 July 1896, in Cepari/Bistritz, Transylvania, the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He had four brothers: ... read more

Karl Peterka 1907 - 1942

Born 27.4.1907 in Wien
Died 17.12.1942 in Mauthausen

A carpenter’s assistant, Karl Peterka lived at 26/35 Rückertgasse in Vienna’s Ottakring district. According to the People’s Court verdict of 16 December 1942 (5 H 96/42) ... read more

Robert Gaston Viry 1924 - 1943

Born 23.7.1924 in Plainfaing
Died 13.12.1943 in Wiener Neudorf

After completing primary schooling, Robert Viry decided to work as a weaver. The apprentice had never left Plainfaing, where he lived in the rue Noiregoutte. On 11 May 1943, after a tipoff had ... read more

Leopold Skoupý 1882 - 1941

Born 15.11.1882 in Šebrov
Died 10.12.1941 in Mauthausen

He was mayor of the village Šebrov, a Nazi Resistance fighter in Brno, in the Czech Republic, a farmer and a tradesman. Married to Hedvika Skoupá. They had a daughter, Josefa ... read more

Stanisław Długi 1900 - 1945

Born 5.10.1900 in Wielkopolski
Died .5.1945 in Ebensee

Stanisław Długi was born on 5 October 1900 in Wielkopolski. He was a member of the Polska Organizacja Wojskowa (POW – Polish Military Organisation) in Wielkopolski and took part in the Greater P ... read more

Michel Villeraud 1885 - 1943

Born 2.5.1885 in Chézy
Died 20.5.1943 in Mauthausen

Michel Villeraud was born on 2 May 1885 at his parents’ home in Chézy, Allier, in France. His father Gabriel and mother Leocadia, née Marciau, were farmers. On 19 October 1912 he ... read more

František Škopek 1912 - 1942

Born 20.4.1912 in Dřešín
Died 22.5.1942 in Mauthausen

František (christened Vojtěch) Škopek was born on 20 April 1912 in Dřešín, district Strakonice, Austria-Hungary. He spent all his childhood here, in the beautiful region o ... read more

Roberto Carrara

Born 20.11.1915 in Verona
Died 1945 in Mauthausen

Roberto Carrara, a solder with the 77th Infantry Division, took part in the winter campaign of 1940/41 in Albania but was sent home again when his feet started to suffer from frostbite. Instead of ... read more

Tadeusz Kowalczyk 1901 - 1940

Born 14.10.1901 in Wadowice
Died 14.10.1940 in Gusen

Tadeusz Kowalczyk was born on October 14, 1901, in Wadowice. He had three siblings. In 1918, while a fifth-year student at a high school in Przemyśl, he volunteered for the Polish Army. He was ... read more