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Sándor Sichermann 1898 - 1945

Born 20.5.1898 in Cigánd
Died 24.5.1945 in Wels

Lawyer Sándor Sicherman, Sajószentpéter. He graduated from law academies in Kassa and Miskolc. From 1916 to 1918, he served in the 32nd army regiment. He started practicing law ... read more

Leon De Baere 1891 - 1942

Born 25.10.1891 in Berchem
Died 1.10.1942 in Mauthausen

Leon De Baere was the son of Philemond De Baere (1859-1920). My father provided me with the following information about the cause of death of Leon De Baere:   He fell down, exhausted, while ... read more

Guido Percali 1893 - 1944

Born 19.7.1893 in Lonigo
Died 20.4.1944 in Ebensee

Guido Alberto Percali was the son of Tullio Percali and his wife Maria, nee Zandonin. Fabrizio Scabio   On 11 May 2023, the ceremony for the installation of the Stumbling Stone in memory of ... read more

Albin Kisiel 1905 - 1942

Born 17.2.1905 in Przemyśl
Died 18.10.1942 in Gusen

Arrested in month of October 1939 in Dąbrówka Wielka (today district Piekary Śląskie) where he was a school director and teacher. Wacław Bylina, grandson read more

Janusz Wieluński 1924 - 1945

Born 2.4.1924 in Warszawa
Died 6.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Janusz Wieluński was born on 2 April 1924 in Warsaw. In 1944 he finished the State School of Civil and Water Engineering with the water engineering specialization (Staatliche Fachschule für ... read more

Fernando Polo Tapias 1914 - 1941

Born 11.6.1914 in Barcelona
Died 16.11.1941 in Gusen

Fernando Polo Tapias and his father Domenech were anarchists. His father died in a Barcelona prison, beaten up. However, when the war broke out in Spain in 1936, Fernando was doing his military ... read more

Jan Vážný 1891 - 1942

Born 1.1.1891 in Praha
Died 18.4.1942 in Mauthausen

Jan Vážný attended the grammar school in Truhlářská Street in Prague, gaining his school leaving certificate in 1909 with distinction. From 1909 to 1913 he studied law at t ... read more

Bronisław Sobota 1922 - 1940

Born 2.9.1922 in Kempen
Died 16.11.1940 in Gusen

Born as the first son of Konrad Sobota and Wladyslawa Sobota (née Adamski). Older brother of Henryk (Henry/Heinrich), Wladyslaw, Miroslawa, and Mieczyslaw. Had no wife or children. Sandra ... read more

Emil Schubert 1887 - 1945

Born 26.8.1887
Died 19.2.1945 in Melk

Member of the SPD and Reichsbanner; political prisoner from 1933 to-1945. Wife: Martha Franke. Childrend: Erich, Herbert, Erika. Citizenship and WW1 military pension and freedoms revoked by ... read more

Elie Talle 1902 - 1945

Born 10.7.1902 in Saulzet
Died 30.4.1945 in Schuls

His father Pierre was a domestic servant, his mother Marie, née Bost, did not work. Elie Talle completed his military service from 13 November 1922 to 7 May 1924 with the 6th Group of the ... read more