Deaths in the 1940s

23,000+ memorials

Eduard Berka
1909–1945 (age 36)
Brno Central Cemetery
Teacher Eduard Berka shaped young minds with quiet persistence even as war clouds gathered over Brno.
Wilhelm Hennig
1919–1944 (age 25)
Brno Central Cemetery
Wilhelm Hennig (1919–1944) was a young man whose life was shaped by the Second World War.
Bruno Schulz
1918–1944 (age 26)
Brno Central Cemetery
Aircraft pilot Bruno Schulz defended the skies with courage.
Karl Koch
1923–1944 (age 21)
Brno Central Cemetery
Karl Koch (1923–1944) was an aircraft pilot whose service during the Second World War exemplified the technological ad...
Antonín Houdek
1869–1942 (age 73)
Brno Central Cemetery
Antonín Houdek embodied the quiet perseverance of Brno residents through a life of community and memory.
Eduard Ouředníček
1859–1947 (age 88)
Brno Central Cemetery
Eduard Ouředníček (1859–1947) lived through nearly nine decades of profound historical change in Central Europe.
Jaroslav Boris Golda
1893–1943 (age 50)
Brno Central Cemetery
Career soldier Jaroslav Boris Golda devoted himself to service through turbulent decades.
Karel Balbinder
1892–1944 (age 52)
Brno Central Cemetery
Karel Balbinder (1892–1944) was a resident of Brno whose life encompassed the dramatic transformations of twentieth-ce...
Stěpan Vajda
1922–1945 (age 23)
Monument to the Red Army
Stěpan Vajda answered the call to service as a member of the Red Army.
Friedrich Prazak
1874–1945 (age 71)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Friedrich Prazak (1874-1945) was a Czech victim of Nazi persecution who died at age 71 and was buried in the National Ce...
František Procházka
1887–1945 (age 58)
National Cemetery in Terezín
František Procházka (1887-1945) was a Czech victim from Polička who died at age 58 and was laid to rest in the Nation...
Petr Přerost
1880–1945 (age 65)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Petr Přerost (1880-1945) was a Czech victim of Nazi persecution who died at age 65 and was buried in the National Cemet...
Jaroslav Ptáček
1880–1945 (age 65)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Jaroslav Ptáček (1880-1945) was a Czech victim of Nazi persecution who died at age 65 and was interred in the National...
Václav Ptáčník
1886–1945 (age 59)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Václav Ptáčník (1886-1945) was a Czech victim of Nazi persecution who died at age 59 and was buried in the National ...
Zdeněk Rádl
1912–1945 (age 33)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Zdeněk Rádl (1912-1945) was a Czech victim of Nazi persecution who died at age 33 and was laid to rest in the National...
Jaroslav Rouha
1913–1945 (age 32)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Jaroslav Rouha (1913-1945) was a Czech victim of Nazi persecution who died at age 32 and was buried in the National Ceme...
Josef Růžička
1893–1945 (age 52)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Josef Růžička (1893-1945) was a Czech victim from Jaroměř who died at age 52 and was interred in the National Cemet...
Jiří Ryba
1891–1945 (age 54)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Jiří Ryba (1891-1945) was a Czech victim of the Holocaust who died in 1945 and was laid to rest at the National Cemete...
Rudolf Rybák
1887–1945 (age 58)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Rudolf Rybák (1887-1945) was a Czech Holocaust victim who perished in 1945 and was buried at the National Cemetery in T...
Jan Ryneš
1895–1945 (age 50)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Jan Ryneš (1895-1945) was a Czech victim of the Holocaust who died in 1945 and was interred at the National Cemetery in...
Vlastimil Severin
1896–1945 (age 49)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Vlastimil Severin (1896-1945) was a Czech Holocaust victim who died in 1945 and was buried at the National Cemetery in T...
Hermann Schlochauer
1871–1945 (age 74)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Hermann Schlochauer (1871-1945) was a Holocaust victim who perished in 1945 and was laid to rest at the National Cemeter...
Nardus Schrijver
1869–1945 (age 76)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Nardus Schrijver (1869-1945) was a Dutch Holocaust victim from Amsterdam who died in 1945 and was buried at the National...
Selma Simon
1870–1945 (age 75)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Selma Simon (1870-1945) was a Holocaust victim who perished in 1945 and was interred at the National Cemetery in Terezí...
Wilhelm Simon
1888–1945 (age 57)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Wilhelm Simon (1888-1945) was a Holocaust victim who died in 1945 and was buried at the National Cemetery in Terezín.
Karel Skála
1912–1945 (age 33)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Karel Skála (1912-1945) was a Czech Holocaust victim who perished in 1945 and was laid to rest at the National Cemetery...
Vilém Slánský
1913–1945 (age 32)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Vilém Slánský (1913-1945) was a Czech Holocaust victim who died in 1945 and was buried at the National Cemetery in Te...
Jaromír Sokolovský
1901–1945 (age 44)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Jaromír Sokolovský (1901-1945) was a Czech Holocaust victim who perished in 1945 and was interred at the National Ceme...
Viktor Soudek
1892–1945 (age 53)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Viktor Soudek (1892-1945) was a Czech Holocaust victim who died in 1945 and was laid to rest at the National Cemetery in...
Viktor Stern
1891–1945 (age 54)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Viktor Stern (1891-1945) was a Holocaust victim who perished in 1945 and was buried at the National Cemetery in Terezín...
Alois Stratil
1894–1945 (age 51)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Alois Stratil (1894-1945) was a Czech Holocaust victim who died in 1945 and was interred at the National Cemetery in Ter...
Antonín Svoboda
1899–1945 (age 46)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Antonín Svoboda (1899-1945) was a Czech Holocaust victim who perished in 1945 and was laid to rest at the National Ceme...
Petr Svoboda
1915–1945 (age 30)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Petr Svoboda (1915-1945) was a Czech victim of World War II who died in 1945 and is buried at the National Cemetery in T...
Vladimír Svoboda
1923–1945 (age 22)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Vladimír Svoboda (1923-1945) was a Czech victim of World War II who died in 1945 and is buried at the National Cemetery...
František Sýkora
1880–1945 (age 65)
National Cemetery in Terezín
František Sýkora (1880-1945) was a Czech victim of World War II who died in 1945 and is buried at the National Cemeter...
Zdeněk Sýkora
1924–1945 (age 21)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Zdeněk Sýkora (1924-1945) was a Czech victim of World War II who died in 1945 and is buried at the National Cemetery i...
Robert Häusler
1896–1945 (age 49)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Robert Häusler, born in 1896, rests in the National Cemetery in Terezín, remembered for his quiet dignity.
Josefina Hellerová
1872–1942 (age 70)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Herman Kan
1861–1945 (age 84)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Herman Kan, born in 1861, rests in the National Cemetery in Terezín, a symbol of enduring remembrance.
Dezső Hunvod
1896–1945 (age 49)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Vilma Jokel
1877–1945 (age 68)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Vilma Jokel, born in 1877, is remembered at the National Cemetery in Terezín for her enduring presence in collective me...
Charlotte Hanna Kahn
1922–1945 (age 23)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Hugo Jacobsohn
1873–1945 (age 72)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Hugo Jacobsohn, born in 1873, rests at the National Cemetery in Terezín as a symbol of resilience.
Erika Johme
d. 1945
National Cemetery in Terezín
Antonin Kafka
1877–1945 (age 68)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Antonin Kafka, born in 1877, rests in the National Cemetery in Terezín, symbolizing enduring remembrance.
Nathan Kalman
1890–1945 (age 55)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Rosalie Holzer
1875–1945 (age 70)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Rosalie Holzer, born in 1875, rests at the National Cemetery in Terezín, a gentle reminder of enduring compassion.
Adolf Immergut
1928–1945 (age 17)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Ida Steffen
1878–1945 (age 67)
National Cemetery in Terezín
Ida Steffen, born in 1878, rests in the National Cemetery in Terezín, remembered for her quiet strength.
Leopold Ullmann
1876–1945 (age 69)
National Cemetery in Terezín