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Wilmos Wolf Weiss 1895 - 1945

Born 23.4.1895 in Rónafalu / Schboriwzi
Died 22.5.1945 in Hörsching

The town in which I was born was Nagyszőllős.[1] It was in Czechoslovakia, when I was born, and then became Hungary in 1939. I was a very happy and somewhat innocent and naïve boy. I lived in a l ... read more

Wincenty Gołębiewski 1909 - 1944

Born 19.7.1909 in Bieżuń
Died 8.11.1944 in Linz

We are questing for the completion of a story told years after as a result of a selection performed by the Germans at Dulag 121 camp in Pruszków in Poland Wincenty Gołębiewski went missing. Z ... read more

Wouter Gerhard Kuyck 1886 - 1944

Born 21.11.1886 in Den Helder
Died 28.12.1944 in Linz

Wouter Kuyck is the son of a naval officer, captain ltz O. H. Kuyck. After he has served for twelve years as an officer in the navy, Wouter accepts in 1919 a function in the NV Dutch Telegraaf ... read more

Augustinus Herreman 1885 - 1945

Born 16.11.1885 in Sint-Niklaas
Died 10.1.1945 in Gusen

1. His story Augustinus Herreman, born on November 16, 1885, was a native of Hamme and was known as “Stin, the dyer”. In 1908 he married Célestine Vereecken and the couple had 3 ... read more

Jožef Kokot 1923 - 1944

Born 18.9.1923 in Horní Ves
Died 25.9.1944 in Mauthausen

Jožek Kokot was born in 1923 in Oberdorf / Gornja vas as the eldest son of Jožef Kokot, who came from Sv. Vid near Grobelno (in present-day Slovenia), and his wife Magdalena Buksbaum. The family l ... read more

Chiel Bruhand 1897 - 1945

Born 4.6.1897 in Wieliczka
Died 24.1.1945 in Mauthausen

Chiel Bruhand was born in Wieliczka, Poland, just outside of Krakow on 4 June 1897 to Brucha. He had at least one brother, Benjamin. He lived in Krakow and was a successful engineer. He built ... read more

Arie Spier 1906 - 1941

Born 28.6.1906 in Gendringen
Died 31.10.1941 in Mauthausen

The livestock dealer and butcher Samuël Spier and his wife Judith de Haas had five children. Sophia, the eldest and only daughter, was followed by David, Arie, Salomon and Jacob. In Gendringen, ... read more

Enrico Bracesco 1910 - 1944

Born 10.4.1910 in Monza
Died 16.8.1944 in Hartheim

Enrico, the son of Francesco Bracesco and Maria Teruzzi, was the youngest of three brothers and sisters. His family was unquestionably anti-Fascist. His parents ran a restaurant, which became a cell ... read more

Adolf Rosenberger 1900 - 1945

Born 24.10.1900 in Wien
Died 31.3.1945 in Mauthausen

Adolf Rosenberger was born on 24 October 1900 as the child of a working-class Jewish family in Vienna’s Brigittenau district. He grew up in Bäuerlegasse to the north of the Augarten park ... read more

František Paulus 1884 - 1942

Born 10.4.1884 in Velvary
Died 25.1.1942 in Mauthausen

František Paulus was born on April 10, 1884, in Vilémov near Golčův Jeníkov. He later settled in Velvary, where he ran a coaching inn and became actively involved in public life. ... read more