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Herbert Littmann 1919 - 1942

Born 25.9.1919 in Berlin
Died 3.2.1942 in Mauthausen

The photograph shows Herbert Littmann, he is working in the forge of the work village. Here he learned to be a locksmith and fine metalworker. Robert Warnars read more

Laszlo Kantor 1924 - 1945

Born 27.4.1924 in Budapest
Died 14.5.1945 in Mauthausen

A death which took place after the liberation of the Mauthausen concentration camp was mentioned by name in the testimonies we received. It was the death of a man by the name of Laci Kantor. The ... read more

Stanisław Polowiak 1902 - 1941

Born 19.3.1902 in Kalisz
Died 17.9.1941 in Gusen

He lived in Kalisz (Poland). He was the second husband of Marianna. His last known address in Kalisz was 4 Rzeźnicza Street. Rita Krawczyk, great-granddaughter of his step-daughter Wanda read more

Vilhelm Gutfreund 1909 - 1945

Born 12.8.1909 in Katovice
Died 6.2.1945 in Mauthausen

Vilhelm Gutfreund was the third son of Eduard and Klára. He had brothers called Leo and Rudolf. Both parents were Jewish. His father Eduard co-owned a hat factory in Katowice and his mother ... read more

Pedro Villaverde Petralanda 1915 - 1941

Born 7.6.1915 in Madrid
Died 14.11.1941 in Gusen

Pedro was the son of Victoriano Villaverde, a cabinetmaker, and Leandra Petralanda, both originally from Bilbao.  Pedro was born 7 June 1915, shortly after his family had moved to Madrid. During ... read more

Józef Radzikowski 1896 - 1941

Born 24.3.1896 in Ostrołęka
Died 1.4.1941 in Gusen

Józef Radzikowski was born in Ostrołęka (then Russia, nowadays east-north Poland) in a catholic middle-class family of local businessmen. Józef’s father had a restaurant, his g ... read more

Jozef Schoof 1905 - 1943

Born 11.9.1905 in Antwerpen
Died 21.1.1943 in Gusen

Josephus Petrus Schoof, born Antwerpen 11/09/1905, living Merksem Gagelveldenstraat 47, member of the Patriottische Milities, prisoner in Auffanglager Breendonk August - November 1942.   Frank ... read more

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

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

Mario Minetti 1914 - 1944

Born 21.7.1914 in Ponti
Died 19.10.1944 in Gusen

My grandfather Mario Minetti (prisoner number 58994) was born in Ponti, in the province of Alessandria, into a peasant family; while still very young he moved to live with relatives in Vado Ligure ... read more