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Jan Wolf 1908 - 1941

Born 13.6.1908 in Turek
Died 21.7.1941 in Gusen

His father was called Leonard Wolf, who died in 1939 and is buried in the Zbyszewski plot in the main cemetery of Turek. Leonard Wolf's headstone mentions Jan Wolf.   Georges Zbyszewski read more

Luigi Briani 1900 - 1944

Born 24.1.1900 in Desio
Died 17.10.1944 in Gusen

Crane operator at the Breda works. Picked up from his apartment by the Fascist militia on 12 April 1944 for participating in the Breda strikes and subsequently taken to the following jails and ... read more

Liborio Baldanza 1899 - 1945

Born 2.8.1899 in Geraci Siculo
Died 3.4.1945 in auf dem Todesmarsch von Hinterbrühl nach Mauthausen

At the age of 16, Liborio Baldanza began work at the Cantieri Navali Riuniti wharf in Palermo and started attending the technical night school in the city. One year later, however, he had to leave ... read more

Lucien Gonnetan 1888 - 1945

Born 13.11.1888 in Lyon
Died 26.2.1945 in Gusen

Lucien Gonnetan was born on 13 November 1888 in Lyon (4th district). Married to Marthe Van Minden, he was wounded in battle during the First World War. Lucien was father of 2 children, Maxime, born ... read more

Jakub Schreiber 1894 - 1945

Born 24.3.1894 in Brzesko
Died 3.2.1945 in Gusen

Janek (Jakub) Schreiber was a middle-class businessman who had a small shop in Kraków, where he sold leather and shoe supplies. He and his cherished wife, Adela ... read more

Aleksander Dobrowolski 1888 - 1940

Born 14.2.1888 in Warszawa
Died 19.12.1940 in Gusen

Catholic, Engineer, Polish Nationalist. Sons Tadeusz Dobrowolski and Zbigniew Dobrowolski, daughter “Lala” Dobrowolski. Son TadeusDobrowolski is thought to have been killed in Polish ... read more

Aldo Fedi 1921 - 1945

Born 28.5.1921 in San Benedetto
Died 28.1.1945 in Peggau

Aldo Fedi, son of Angiolo and Ida Degl'Innocenti, was born in San Benedetto in Alpe in the municipality of Portico e San Benedetto (Forlì-Cesena) on 28th May 1921. His father, a telegraph ... read more

Ferenc Spiegel 1893 - 1944

Born 1.1.1893 in Győr
Died 23.10.1944 in Gusen

Spiegel Ferenc (Jewish name Perez) was born on 1st January 1893 in Horvátkimle, in Győr-Moson-Sopron County in the north-west part of Hungary. His parents were Spiegel Samu (Shimshon) and ... read more

Κωνσταντίνος Χιωτέρης / Konstantinos Chioteris 1906 - 1944

Born 20.2.1906 in Elioli
Died 13.12.1944 in Melk

Ο Κωνσταντίνος Χιωτέρης, του Δημητρίου &k ... read more

Dina de Leve-Cohen 1919 - 1945

Born 16.10.1919 in Groningen
Died 20.3.1945 in Mauthausen

  The Dutch Jew Dina (Dineke) de Leve was born on 16 October 1919 in Groningen in the Netherlands. She was the daughter of Simon Cohen and Amalia Hemelrijk. Dineke was a nurse by profession. ... read more