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Ramón Artola Casals 1912 - 1941

Born 28.5.1912 in Campos
Died 31.8.1941 in Gusen

Ramon Artola Casals was born on May 28, 1912, in Camps de Port, Mallorca. He worked as a teacher and wasn’t affiliated with any political party, although he was a member of the F.E.T.E. ... read more

Juda Mózes 1893 - 1945

Born 9.11.1893 in Cuzdrioara
Died 29.1.1945 in Gusen

Yehuda (Juda) Mozes was born on November 9, 1893, in Kozárvár in Transylvania, about 5 km northeast of the city of Dej. Today the area belongs to Romania, and the village is called ... 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

Claus Martini Lehland 1904 - 1945

Born 13.11.1904 in Grimstad
Died 2.3.1945 in Melk

Claus Martini Lehland from Grimstad in Sørlandet (Southern Norway) was born on 13 November 1904. He was the son of a ship’s captain, Kristen Lehland, and the town’s first female ... read more

Pietro Bastanzetti 1901 - 1944

Born 19.8.1901 in Vittorio Veneto
Died 2.6.1944 in Gusen

In 1902 Pietro Bastanzetti and his family arrived in Milan. At the age of twelve, after five years of primary schooling, he went out to work. He attended evening school and gained his secondary ... read more

Bronisław Śniegocki 1902 - 1944

Born 31.8.1902 in Niesłuchowo
Died 31.8.1944 in Hartheim

My father Bronisław Śniegocki was born on 31 August 1902 in Niesłuchowo into an impoverished noble family. He was granted a middle school education. He had four siblings: three brothers and one si ... read more

Adam Fuks 1913 - 1945

Born 12.10.1913 in Radom
Died 7.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Adam Fuks came from a polonized German family. His father was Franciszek Fuchs and mother Bronisława Talma. His mother family came from Saxony in mid 18th century.  Agnieszka Monika Sampanis read more

Silvio Luigi Agostino Chouquer 1914 - 1945

Born 27.6.1914 in Fontainemore
Died 7.1.1945 in Gusen

Silvio Luigi Agostino Chouquer was the son of Louis, who in turn was the son of Isidore, a peasant, and Célestine Marthyn, daughter of Josef, also a peasant; he himself was a peasant and ... read more

Willy Loich 1897 - 1943

Born 30.11.1897 in Gütersloh
Died 1.2.1943 in Gusen

The bank clerk Wilhelm Theodor Heinrich (known as Willy) Loich was born on 30 November 1897 in Gütersloh to Wilhelm Eduard Julius Loich, a barber, and Katharina Dorothea Köker. He went to ... read more

Jan Marks 1906 - 1940

Born 2.12.1906 in Płock
Died 25.11.1940 in Gusen

Jan Marks, husband of Stefania née Żochowska, father of Waldemar (born 1933) and Benicjusz (born 1935). Employed as a clerk at the Polish Social Security Bureau in Warsaw. Arrested at work in ... read more