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Stefan Czyż 1920 - 1945

Born 23.5.1920 in Borzęcin
Died 5.1.1945 in Gusen

Stefan Czyz was born on 23 May 1920 to father Karol Czyz of Rudy-Rysie/Borzecin Poland and Catharina Markiewicz. He has five other brothers. Joannes was born on 29 July 1908 in Rudy-Rysie. Stanislaus ... read more

Gerrit van der Bijl 1920 - 1941

Born 12.2.1920 in Amsterdam
Died 11.8.1941 in Hartheim

Gerrit van der Bijl, oldest son of Simon van der Bijl (Amsterdam 21 August 1897 – Sobibor 16 April 1943) and Jetje Winnik (Amsterdam 27 July 1895 – Sobibor 16 April 1943). He had a ... read more

Julio Tomás Codina 1913 - 1941

Born 5.3.1913 in Pobla Llarga (la)
Died 28.11.1941 in Gusen

Julio Tomás Codina was born at 3pm on Wednesday 5 March 1913 at his family home (now 29 Sant Josep Street in La Pobla Llarga, Valencia, Spain). He was the third son of the marriage between ... read more

Драгутин Соколовић / Dragutin Sokolović 1894 - 1944

Born 1.3.1894 in Ivanje
Died 29.6.1944 in Hartheim

Dragutin Sokolović was a beloved father and husband. He was born in Ivanje, south Serbia. Dragutin was married to Stojna and had four children: Stanijan (killed by Bulgarian fascists in World War 2), ... read more

Michał Cieślar 1898 - 1940

Born 5.7.1898 in Wiśle
Died 15.9.1940 in Gusen

Michał Cieślar was a teacher and social activist. He graduated from the Protestant teachers’ seminary in Bielsko. His began his first job in 1909 at a primary school in Górki Wielkie. A ... read more

Peter van Pels 1926 - 1945

Born 8.11.1926 in Osnabrück
Died 10.5.1945 in Mauthausen

‘I sat down on the stairs, and we began to talk... Peter didn't say anything more about his parents; we just talked about books and about the past. Oh, he gazes at me with such warmth in his ... read more

Tadeusz Małachowski 1888 - 1940

Born 27.3.1888 in Warszawa
Died 13.9.1940 in Gusen

He came from the distinguished Polish family of Nałęcz-Małachowski. He was a pharmacist educated at a university in Kyiv. He ran a pharmacy in the Kujawy region, invested in real estate in Warsaw and ... read more

Henrik Schwarcz 1924 - 1944

Born 12.5.1924 in Trip/Bixad
Died 23.10.1944 in Gusen

Henrik Chaim Schwarcz was born in Bixad to Kalman and Frida. He was a young bachelor. He was a butcher and worked in the family business. Ronit Revach, relative read more

Петар Стојановић / Petar Stojanović 1896 - 1945

Born 12.7.1896 in Turjanski
Died 11.1.1945 in Gusen

Prisoner Number 100421 read more

Cornelis Carel Braggaar 1913 - 1944

Born 23.9.1913 in Amsterdam
Died 6.9.1944 in Mauthausen

After graduating from nautical college, Kees Braggaar joined the Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij (Dutch Steam Shipping Line) as third helmsman. He went on some voyages to India. However, when in ... read more