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Local-International Commemoration
May 17, 2008

Dusan Stefancic, survivor of KZ Gusen I & II, gave his address as the newly elected President of the International Mauthausen Committee (IMC)

COMMEMORATION OVERVIEW

Polish survivors in their former prisonerīs dress The new study and research guideline about the St.Georgen-Gusen-Mauthausen Complex was handed over by the authors to representatives of different countries. From left to right: Paul Brusson (Belgium), Siegi Witzany-Durda (Austria), Dusan Stefancic (Slovenia), Dr. Stanislaw Leszczynski (Poland), Jan-Ruth Mills (U.S.A.), Dr. Paul Le Caer (France), Rudolf A. Haunschmied (Austria) and Vince Mahler (U.S.A.) Youngsters from Sesto San Giovanni (Italy) and the St. Georgen Music School (Austria) formed the background of the 2008 commemoration.
Survivors Nedo Nencioni (Empoli) and Angelo Ratti (Milan) with Martha Gammer
Saturday, May 17, 2008 (05:30 p.m.)
  • Welcomming Address by the mayor of Sesto San Giovanni, Italy

  • Presentation of new study and research guideline on former Mauthausen-Gusen Complex

  • Awards of Honorary Membership to the Gusen Memorial Committee

  • Commemorational address by Dr. Sanislaw Leszczinki, Poland

  • Commemorational address by Mr. Daniel Simon, Amicale Francaise de Mauthausen, Paris

  • Commemorational address by Angelo Singorelli and Giuseppe Valota, Italy

  • Commemorational address by Dusan Stefancic, President of the International Mauthausen Committee, Slovenia

  • Commemorational address by Dr. Helmut Wagner on Dr. Johann Gruber, Austria

  • Lay down of wreath at the Gusen Memorial
Mr. Reinhard Hanausch from Regensburg, Germany, handed over art fabricated at KZ Gusen to the Gusen Memorial Committee (GMC). Honorary Membership of the Gusen Memorial Committee (GMC) was awarded to: (from left to right) Dusan Stefancic (Slovenia), Paul Brusson (Belgium), Jan-Ruth Mills (U.S.A.), Nedo Nencioni (Italy), Angelo Ratti (Italy) and Vince Mahler (U.S.A.) Line up for laying wreath insiside the Gusen Memorial. SC Dr. Helmut Prugger represented the Republic of Austria at the 2008 Commemoration.

We thank the following organizations and private indivuduals for their financial support:

Marktgemeinde St. Georgen an der Gusen
Oesterreichische Lagergemeinschaft Mauthausen and Mauthausen Komitee Oesterreich
Ms. Jana Mueller

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Most recent updates of this page were made on
2008-06-27 by Rudolf A. HAUNSCHMIED,
Martha GAMMER, Siegi WITZANY-DURDA and
Jan-Ruth MILLS