Louis de Pauw 1896 - 1945
Born 20.7.1896 in Opwijk
Died 10.5.1945 in Mauthausen
Louis de Pauw was arrested for anti-Nazi activities by the Gestapo Brussels on 4 March 1943. He was arrested at prison St. Gillis from 7 March 1943 until 5 April 1943 and at prison Gestapo HUY from 7 ... read more
Johannes Hubertus Sneijkers 1912 - 1942
Born 31.12.1912 in Neeritter
Died 23.11.1942 in Mauthausen
My father, Jan Sneijkers, was born on 31 December 1912 in Neeritter and grew up in a farming family. He was a miner, but also spent a period running a café. He later died in Mauthausen. My ... read more
Martin Vrijens 1908 - 1942
Born 5.7.1908 in Kanne
Died 20.12.1942 in Gusen
Martin Vrijens was a teacher at St-Jansschool in Waterschei / Genk / Limburg. From 1929 he taught in that school, in the beginning, the French-speaking children of the 1st and 2nd academic year. He ... read more
Ermanno Calore 1897 - 1944
Born 21.2.1897 in Padova
Died 10.10.1944 in Hartheim
Ermanno was “arrested” and documented as “Schutzhäftling” (protective custody) for being anti-Nazi. He was held captive at Ebensee and at Mauthausen concentration camp ... read more
Ivan Godec 1921 - 1944
Born 27.10.1921 in Trbovlje
Died 17.3.1944 in Redl-Zipf
Ivan (Johann) Godec was a very enigmatic personality and still many questions concerning his personality remain unanswered. He was trained as an electrician or an engineer. After schooling, he was ... read more
Leo Jotischky 1905 - 1945
Born 21.8.1905 in Budapest
Died 22.4.1945 in Gunskirchen
The name of Leó's wife was Ilona Révész (died in 1969). The name of his sister, who survived the Holocaust, was Alicia Jotischky. Despite Leó's murder, the Nazi attempt to ... read more
Mario Minetti 1914 - 1944
Born 21.7.1914 in Ponti
Died 19.10.1944 in Gusen
My grandfather Mario Minetti (prisoner number 58994) was born in Ponti, in the province of Alessandria, into a peasant family; while still very young he moved to live with relatives in Vado Ligure ... read more
Zygmunt Dybiec 1921 - 1945
Born 6.11.1921 in Warszawa
Died 4.3.1945 in Gusen
Stanisław Dybiec lived with his family at 24 Rybaki Street in Warsaw. He owned a horse-drawn carriage company, which was seized in September 1939. In 1940 he founded his own shipping company and also ... read more
Giovanni Bortoloso 1912 - 1945
Born 29.5.1912 in Schio
Died 22.4.1945 in Mauthausen
Giovanni Bortoloso ran a book shop and stationers of the same name on the Piazzi Rossi in Schio. When he was dismissed from his army medical examination due to a handicap to his leg, he joined the ... read more
Elie Talle 1902 - 1945
Born 10.7.1902 in Saulzet
Died 30.4.1945 in Schuls
His father Pierre was a domestic servant, his mother Marie, née Bost, did not work. Elie Talle completed his military service from 13 November 1922 to 7 May 1924 with the 6th Group of the ... read more
