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Władysław Bober 1897 - 1945

Born 24.9.1897 in Radziechów
Died 3.2.1945 in Gusen

Władysław Bober was born on 24 September 1897 in Radziechów in the voivodeship of Tarnopol. At that time, this region belonged to Austria; from 1919 to 1939 it was back in Polish hands; today i ... read more

Hermann Karrasch 1897 - 1945

Born 21.12.1897
Died 23.3.1945 in St. Valentin

Hermann Karrasch was born in Bolejny (deutsch: Bolleinen), Kreis Osterode, to parents Johann Karrasch and Eva, née Grybowski. Johann Karrasch was an Eigenkätner in Bolleinen. He served in ... read more

Alfons Haid 1883 - 1940

Born 18.11.1883 in Wien
Died 3.2.1940 in Mauthausen

Alfons Haid was born on 18 November 1883 in Gablitz near Vienna and lived in Austria until 1909. At first he worked as a casual labourer in industry and agriculture before finally becoming a ... read more

Josef Veselý 1899 - 1942

Born 7.7.1899 in Brno
Died 16.6.1942 in Mauthausen

Josef Veselý was born on 7 July 1899 in Brno as the second of eight children. He lived all his life in Brno - Nový Lískovec. In 1917 he was drafted into the Austrian army and ... read more

Ιωάννης Κουρνιδάκης / Ioannis Kournidakis 1902 - 1945

Born 24.12.1902 in Therisso
Died 18.1.1945 in Melk

He was a farmer in the village of Therisso Chania Greece. When he died he had a wife and four children. His wife's name was Anna. Now two of the children are still alive, Manolis and Nikos. His ... read more

Antoni Giwojno

Born 24.12.1899 in Koźliki
Died 1945 in Mauthausen

Antoni was my great-grandfather’s brother. His parents were Klemens and Agata. My grandfather’s name was Albert Giwojno. His parents were Kazimierz who married Helena, so Kazimierz was ... read more

František Škopek 1912 - 1942

Born 20.4.1912 in Dřešín
Died 22.5.1942 in Mauthausen

František (christened Vojtěch) Škopek was born on 20 April 1912 in Dřešín, district Strakonice, Austria-Hungary. He spent all his childhood here, in the beautiful region o ... read more

Tadeusz Kowalczyk 1901 - 1940

Born 14.10.1901 in Wadowice
Died 14.10.1940 in Gusen

Tadeusz Kowalczyk was born on October 14, 1901, in Wadowice. He had three siblings. In 1918, while a fifth-year student at a high school in Przemyśl, he volunteered for the Polish Army. He was ... read more

Max Ferk 1914 - 1945

Born 22.9.1914 in Kronenberg/Kronska Gora
Died 21.4.1945 in Mauthausen

Max was born in 1914 in the small village of Kronenberg in the northern part of Slovenia (today's Kronska Gora) above the town of Otiski Vrh near Dravograd. His father Joannes Ferk (born 1876) was ... read more

Georg David Sally Reiss 1916 - 1941

Born 23.1.1916 in Mannheim
Died 23.10.1941 in Mauthausen

Georg Reiss came from a wealthy manufacturing family. His father, Paul Reiss, was a partner in the J. Reiss cigar factory, which had been founded by Georg’s grandfather in 1845 and was among ... read more