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Heinrich Schmoll 1906 - 1940

Born 16.1.1906 in Eschweiler
Died 24.4.1940 in Mauthausen

Heinrich Schmoll was the son of Peter Josef Schmoll (puddler) and Agnes Schmoll, nee Pönsgen. Lothar Böling, Bertram-Wieland-Archiv für die Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung e.V., ... read more

Herbert Julius Pollak 1917 - 1941

Born 17.4.1917 in Wien
Died 17.10.1941 in Mauthausen

Herbert Julius Pollak was the son of a couple from Prague, authorized officer (‘Prokurist’) Dr. Fritz Pollak (1890-1942, official at the car manufacturer Škoda) and his wife Ella ... read more

Karel Hudomalj 1905 - 1944

Born 18.10.1905 in Zagorje
Died 27.9.1944 in Mauthausen

  Karel Hudomalj was a remarkable figure with an extensive political career. By profession he was a mechanic and, like many of his countrymen, he started his career in a coal mine. But his ... read more

Francesc Sariñena Esparel 1914 - 1941

Born 23.4.1914 in Barcelona
Died 21.8.1941 in Gusen

In recent years – both through our research work and through contact with relatives of victims of the National Socialist regime – we have become witnesses to genuine family dramas of the ... read more

Xhevdet Doda 1906 - 1945

Born 18.5.1906 in Prizren
Died 5.1.1945 in Gusen

Xhevdet Doda was born in Prizren and was a teacher before joining the movement against Fascism. Doda was arrested and interned at the Porto Romano camp, from where he escaped and rejoined the fight ... read more

Klara Goldberger 1913 - 1945

Born 5.4.1913 in Budapest
Died 17.5.1945 in Mauthausen

The Hungarian Jew Klara Goldberger was born on 8 April 1913 in Budapest. He parents were Iren Klein and David Gero. Her husband was called László Goldberger. After the German occupation ... read more

Paul Wallis 1900 - 1940

Born 15.11.1900 in Wien
Died 11.3.1940 in Mauthausen

Paul Wallis was born on 15 November 1900 in Vienna.[1] Although a Catholic, his family background meant the Nazis classified him as Jew. A single man, he lived in Innsbruck and was a member of the ... read more

Marian Reich 1892 - 1941

Born 27.5.1892 in Poznań
Died 11.2.1941 in Gusen

Marian Tomasz Reich was the son of Kordula Jadwiga Mizgalska and Carl Wilhelm Reich. He was of Polish and German decent. He graduated from a machine building school in Poznań and worked most of his ... read more

Francesco Affaba 1898 - 1945

Born 3.2.1898 in Salerano sul Lambro
Died 4.2.1945 in Gusen

Francesco Affaba, my paternal grandfather, was born in Salerano sul lambro, provincia di Lodi. He was incarcerated in San Vittore and then in Bergamo around 20 March 1944. He was deported to ... read more

Иван Алексеевич Мишин / Iwan Alexeewitsch Mischin

Born 1912 in Nowyj Krjaschim / Machalino
Died 15.11.1942 in Gusen

My grandfather Michail Grigorevich Matvienko, a sergeant in the 117th Rifle Division, was reported missing in action near Gomel in mid-September 1941. For some years now, I have been trying, without ... read more