Portuguese civilians or those of Portuguese descent also suffered the effects of World War II, either because they were in places where it was felt directly or because life put them in their path.

Among the women and men we meet in this chapter of history are emigrants in search of better living conditions, religious and aristocrats. There are people who believed that the country's neutrality could somehow protect them.




Know their stories:

Manuel, António

    Civilian living in France Birth place – Colomeses (?) Birth date – 12/01/1894 Death date – 09/08/1944  Father – Manuel (?) Mother – Maria Rosa António Manuel was one of the seventeen civilian victims of a massacre carried out by German … Read more

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Gomes, António

    Civilian living en France Birth place – Braga Birth date – 30/08/1898 Death date – 30/05/1944  Father – Mother – António Gomes was one of the civilian victims of a cycle of Allied bombings over the Rouen area, in … Read more

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Cardozo, Abraham Nunes

  Civillian Refugee living in Switzerland Birth place – Amsterdam Birth date – 07/10/1874 Death date –  Father – Mother – Abraham Nunes Cardozo, a Portuguese descendant of Dutch origin, was one of the Jews imprisoned in the German Concentration Camp in Theresienstadt … Read more

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Rosa, Jacinto (and family)

    Civilian living in France Birth place – Chãos, Santarém Birth date – ??/??/1905 Death date – 21/04/1944 Father – Manuel Rosa Mother – Conceição Josefa Jacinto Rosa, his wife Júlia José da Conceição and their two children, both born … Read more

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Oliveira, José (and family)

    Civilian living in France Birth place – Sabachina (?) Birth date – 20/03/1900 Death date – 27/05/1944  Father – Mother – José Oliveira and his family died on May 27, 1944, during a Allied bombing that targeted the coastal … Read more

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Graça, Manuel da

        Civilian living in France Birth place – Vila Nova de Ourém Birth date – 14/03/1908 Death date – 06/06/1944  Father – Mother – Manuel da Graça, born in Vila Nova de Ourém, central Portugal, was one of … Read more

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Costa, Manuel José da

    Portuguese civilian living in France Birth place – Braga Birth date – 19/08/1896 Death date – 21/05/1940 Father –  Mother – Maria Augusta da Costa Manuel José da Costa (Manoel, according to French records) died on May 21, 1940, … Read more

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Barretto, Glória D’Almada

    Civilian living in Hong Kong Birth place – Hong Kong Birth date – 10/07/1916 Death date – 24/02/2007  Father –  Mother – Daughter of Portuguese natives of Macau, Glória Barreto was born in July 10th in Kowloon and brought … Read more

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Dias, Vincent Emanuel

  Civillian residing in Malacca Birth place – Malacca Birth date –  05/04/1890 Death date – 28/01/1953 Father – Emanuel Augustin Dias Mother –Antónia Donilda De Rosa Vincent Dias, was one of 17 accused of anti-Japan espionage, detained and tortured by the Japanese Kempeitai … Read more

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Pereira, João Emílio

    Portuguese civilian living in France Birth place – Birth date – Death date –  Father –  Mother –  João Emílio Pereira was shot by the Germans on April 14, 1944, at the Weimar-Buchenwald camp. The information of his … Read more

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Balbino, Jorge

    Civilian living in Belgium Birth place – Tournai, Bélgica Birth date – 20/01/1925 Death date –   Father – Joaquim Balbino Mother – Jorge Balbino was arrested by the Belgian authorities on December 2, 1945, accused of collaborating with the Germans, but … Read more

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Pessa, Fernando

    Civilian living in the UK Birth place – Vera Cruz, Aveiro Birth date – 15/04/1902 Death date – 29/04/2002  Father –Adriano Luís de Oliveira Pessa Mother – Maria Betânia Catela de Miranda Pinto Fernando Pessa was the most popular broadcaster … Read more

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Penedos, José Pereira dos

    Civil residente na Bélgica / Civilian living in Belgium Birth place –  Birth date –  Death date –   Father – Mother – José Pereira dos Penedos was arrested on November 23, 1944 by the Belgian authorities, accused of … Read more

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Costa, Constâncio Roque da

    Civilian living in Belgium Birth place – Margão, Portuguese India Birth date – 1905 Death date –   Father – Bernardo Camilo Costa Mother –Maria Helena Costa Constâncio Roque da Costa was arrested on September 22, 1944 by the Belgian authorities, … Read more

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Pires, Cândido

    Civilian living in Belgium Birth place – Quintas de S. Bartolomeu, Sabugal Birth date – 28/07/1906 Death date –   Father –Joaquim Pires Mother –Isabel Maria Cândido Pires was arrested by the Belgian authorities on March 13, 1945, accused … Read more

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Mineiro, José Amorim

    Civilian living in France Birth place –  Birth date – 1913 Death date –  Father – Mother – José Amorim Mineiro was sentenced to death on 31 May 1945 by a French court in Ariége, accused of spying … Read more

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Coelho, Norberto

    Civilian living in France Birth place – Vila Facaia, Leiria Birth date – 01/06/1906 Death date – 28/06/1944 Father –  Mother – Maria Avelina Coelho Norberto Coelho worked as a logger in France and lived in Campazieux, in the commune of St. … Read more

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Barros, João Fernandes de

    Civilian living en France Birth place – Cabaços, Viana do Castelo Birth date – 26/04/1901 Death date – 28/06/1944 Father – Mother –  João Fernandes de Barros worked as a lumberjack for the Société d’Exploitations Forestières à Saint Yrieux, when on … Read more

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