Antonín Poláček 1900 - 1942
Born 13.1.1900 in Praha
Died 30.4.1942 in Mauthausen
My uncle Antonin Poláček was born in Prague, Nusle. He was a carpenter and worked at the Ringhoffer / Tatra in Smíchov, Prague. He was married (from 1929) with Anna ... read more
Valentín Collado Fernández 1916 - 1941
Born 11.11.1916 in Mata (La)
Died 13.11.1941 in Gusen
Valentin and Gregorio Collado Fernández were my grandmother's brothers. My grandmother died three years ago, she was the last of her siblings alive. She always told us about their story and ... read more
Jan Sztwiertnia 1911 - 1940
Born 1.6.1911 in Ustroń
Died 29.8.1940 in Gusen
Born on 1 June 1911 in Ustroń in Cieszyn Silesia, Jan Sztwiertnia studied from 1925-30 at the teacher training college in Cieszyn. Under the direction of Karol Hławiczka and Alfred Nohel, he learned t ... read more
Адам Маринковић / Adam Marinković 1892 - 1943
Born 25.10.1892 in Dragi Deo
Died 24.12.1943 in Gusen
Adam Marinković (Serbian nationality and ortodox christian, born 25 October 1892 in Dragi Deo, Kingdom of Serbia), was imprisoned in early spring of 1943, as civil hostage (“Schutzhaft, ... 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
Schulim Rottenberg 1897 - 1944
Born 18.9.1897 in Kraków
Died 4.12.1944 in Mauthausen
This is my great-grandfather. He was married to Regina Nüchtern and they had two children, Edward and Arnold. Arnold and Regina were murdered at Birkenau, but Edward survived and lived to be in ... read more
Zygmunt Pydynowski 1905 - 1943
Born 16.12.1905 in Ślepowrony
Died 22.9.1943 in Mauthausen
Born on 16 December 1905 in Ślepowrony. Died on 22 September 1943 in Mauthausen. According to the oral record, he was arrested and imprisoned in a concentration camp as a result of provocation by the ... read more
Dávid Perl 1918 - 1944
Born 24.4.1918 in Rona de Sus
Died 14.9.1944 in Mauthausen
Dávid Perl was the son of Feige and Ferenz Perl. He had two brothers, Márton Perl (14 April 1919–31 January 1945) and Oscar Perl (9 September 1926–13 January 2018). Ephraim ... read more
Felix Błajet 1895 - 1943
Born 8.10.1895 in Niemierzewo
Died 23.3.1943 in Gusen
My great-grandfather, Felix Błajet, was born on 8 October 1895 in Niemierzewo, near to Poznań, in an area that was annexed by Prussia at that time. In 1918 he fought alongside Marshal Józef P ... read more
Чедомир Јеротић / Čedomir Jerotić 1893 - 1944
Born 22.3.1893 in Stubline
Died 1.8.1944 in Ebensee
Čedomir Jerotić was an owner of a café (kafana in Serbian) in the centre of village Stubline where he was born. The café is still there and it is called today “Zlatna Lopta” ... read more