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Josep Miret Musté 1907 - 1944

Born 14.4.1907 in Barcelona
Died 17.11.1944 in Wien

 Josep Miret Musté was born on 14 April 1907 to a working-class family in Barcelona, which had moved from the rural district of Tarragona to the Catalan capital. He learned the art of ... read more

Павел Алексеевич Бородин / Pawel Alexeewitsch Borodin 1912 - 1941

Born 12.7.1912 in Selezino
Died 31.12.1941 in Gusen

Pawel Alexeewitsch Borodin was born in the village of Serezhino, Belinsky District (formerly Chembarsky District), Penza region. He went to the front, leaving his wife Akulina and two young sons. ... read more

Szczepan Jeżowski 1906 - 1945

Born 9.12.1906 in Czemierniki
Died 27.4.1945 in Ebensee

Szczepan Jeżowski was born in Czemierniki but lived in Warsaw, Poland. He was the son of Jozef Jeżowski and Feliksa, née Bylicka. He was married to Aleksandra Jedruchniewicz and father to his d ... read more

Piotr Krawiec 1897 - 1942

Born 1.6.1897 in Galew
Died 6.1.1942 in Gusen

He lived in Poniec. Father of six children, the last of whom was born when Piotr was already in the camp. Previously, he lived in Gorzyce, where he worked in a bakery. Then he bought a house and ... read more

Livio Cracco 1911 - 1945

Born 14.11.1911 in Schio
Died 3.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Livio Cracco was the son of Giovanni Cracco and Bona Zaltron. Despite his humble background and his job, he had a certain level of education, which he nurtured in his spare time by reading books. ... read more

Jan Topolewski 1890 - 1945

Born 16.1.1890 in Kowno
Died 31.5.1945 in Gusen

Jan Wojciech Topolewski – prisoner of the Auschwitz-Birkenau and Mauthausen/Gusen concentration camps, prisoner number 102403 – remembers his father Jan Topolewski, prisoner number ... read more

Otto Kende 1912 - 1945

Born 19.3.1912 in České Budějovice
Died 10.5.1945 in Mauthausen

Otto Kende was born Otto Kohn, son of Josef (born on 27 July 1882 in Volyně) and Helena, née Schladnichová (born on 26 August 1888 in České Budějovice). According to the archives ... read more

Alojz Ivanc 1912 - 1941

Born 21.4.1912 in Gorica
Died 23.10.1941 in Gusen

It may seem unbelievable but from the documents and testimonies it is clear that the first Slovenes in the Mauthausen and Gusen concentration camps were Spanish Republican fighters of Slovenian ... read more

Dávid Perl 1918 - 1944

Born 24.4.1918 in Rona de Sus
Died 14.9.1944 in Mauthausen

Dávid Perl was the son of Feige and Ferenz Perl. He had two brothers, Márton Perl (14 April 1919–31 January 1945) and Oscar Perl (9 September 1926–13 January 2018). Ephraim ... read more

Luigi Cortile 1898 - 1945

Born 8.4.1898 in Nola
Died 9.1.1945 in Melk

Marshal Major in the Guardia di Finanza (Financial Guard)[1] Enlistment: 21 February 1917, as a guard. Training course at the school for non-commissioned officers in Caserta after the First World ... read more