Deaths in the 1940s
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Porfiriy Ivanovitsj Zjoetsjkov
1912–1945 (age 33)
Lubusz Voivodeship
Porfiriy Ivanovitsj Zjoetsjkov (1912–1945) was a Soviet serviceman who died in the Lubusz Voivodeship during World War...
Michail Maksimovitsj Zonov
1915–1945 (age 30)
Lubusz Voivodeship
Nikolay Kasimov
1915–1945 (age 30)
Lubusz Voivodeship
Nikolay Kasimov (1915–1945) was a Soviet serviceman who perished in the Lubusz Voivodeship during World War II.
Viktor Kiyashko
1920–1945 (age 25)
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Yegor Klishin
1919–1945 (age 26)
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Yegor Klishin (1919–1945) was a Soviet serviceman who died in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship during World War II.
Andrey Koshelev
1909–1945 (age 36)
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Michail Vasilevitsj Kropotov
1923–1945 (age 22)
Lubusz Voivodeship
Michail Vasilevitsj Kropotov (1923–1945) was a Soviet serviceman who perished in the Lubusz Voivodeship during World W...
Aleksandr Tikhomirov
1916–1945 (age 29)
Lubusz Voivodeship
Aslangeri Jachjaevitsj Masaev
1920–1945 (age 25)
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Aslangeri Jachjaevitsj Masaev (1920–1945) was a Soviet serviceman who died in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship duri...
Prokofiy Fedotovitsj Plechov
1911–1945 (age 34)
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Juriy Grigorevitsj Svjasjtsjenko
1920–1945 (age 25)
Łódź Voivodeship
Juriy Grigorevitsj Svjasjtsjenko (1920–1945) was a Soviet tankman who perished in the Łódź Voivodeship during World...
Georgiy Ivanovitsj Koebisjko
1907–1945 (age 38)
Lubusz Voivodeship
Achmedzjan Koerbanov
1921–1945 (age 24)
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Achmedzjan Koerbanov (1921–1945) was a Soviet military serviceman who died in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship duri...
Nikolay Vasilevitsj Mozjaev
1919–1944 (age 25)
Lublin Voivodeship
Ivan Michaylovitsj Mjakotin
1917–1945 (age 28)
Lubusz Voivodeship
Ivan Michaylovitsj Mjakotin (1917–1945) was a Soviet serviceman who perished in the Lubusz Voivodeship during World Wa...
Fedir Nesterenko
1923–1945 (age 22)
Lubusz Voivodeship
Evgraf Iosifovitsj Selivanov
1911–1945 (age 34)
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Evgraf Iosifovitsj Selivanov (1911–1945) was a Soviet serviceman who died in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship durin...
Aleksandr Andrianovitsj Romankov
1923–1945 (age 22)
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Samoeil Michaylovitsj Tapikov
1915–1945 (age 30)
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Samoeil Michaylovitsj Tapikov (1915–1945) was a Soviet serviceman who perished in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship ...
Aleksandr Drozdov
1924–1945 (age 21)
Lubusz Voivodeship
Aleksiej Karabanow
1919–1945 (age 26)
Lubusz Voivodeship
Polish military officer who served in Lubusz Voivodeship during World War II.
Vasiliy Petrovitsj Penkov
1918–1945 (age 27)
Lubusz Voivodeship
Ivan Andreevitsj Savtsjenko
1914–1945 (age 31)
Łódź Voivodeship
Eastern European resident of Łódź Voivodeship who lived through World War II.
Grigoriy Michaylovitsj Pevnev
1922–1945 (age 23)
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Edith Frank-Holländer
1900–1945 (age 45)
Auschwitz
Mother of diarist Anne Frank, she was murdered at Auschwitz in 1945.
Kurt Gerron
1897–1944 (age 47)
Auschwitz
Edith Stein
1891–1942 (age 51)
Auschwitz
Acclaimed writer and philosopher whose works on faith and spirituality were cut short by her murder at Auschwitz in 1942...
Viktor Ullmann
1898–1944 (age 46)
Auschwitz
Alma Rosé
1906–1944 (age 38)
Auschwitz
Talented conductor and musician whose musical gifts were silenced by her death at Auschwitz in 1944.
Otfrid Foerster
1873–1941 (age 68)
Wrocław
Richard Fall
1882–1945 (age 63)
Auschwitz
Composer whose musical creations were lost when he was murdered at Auschwitz in 1945.
Maximilian Kolbe
1894–1941 (age 47)
Auschwitz
Irène Némirovsky
1903–1942 (age 39)
Auschwitz
Acclaimed writer whose novel "Suite Française" became a posthumous testament to her literary genius before her death at...
Charlotte Salomon
1917–1943 (age 26)
Auschwitz
Ilse Weber
1903–1944 (age 41)
Auschwitz
Writer whose compassionate works were silenced by her murder at Auschwitz in 1944.
Petr Ginz
1928–1944 (age 16)
Auschwitz
Estella Agsteribbe
1909–1943 (age 34)
Auschwitz
Artistic gymnast whose athletic talents were lost when she was murdered at Auschwitz in 1943.
Peter Kien
1919–1944 (age 25)
Auschwitz
Hermann van Pels
1898–1944 (age 46)
Auschwitz
Victim of Nazi persecution who was murdered at Auschwitz in 1944.
Hans Krása
1899–1944 (age 45)
Auschwitz
Bernard Natan
1886–1942 (age 56)
Auschwitz
French screenwriter and filmmaker whose work influenced early cinema before his death at Auschwitz.
Hans Tintner
1894–1942 (age 48)
Auschwitz
Israel Wijnschenk
1895–1943 (age 48)
Auschwitz
Dutch gymnast whose athletic career was ended by his death at Auschwitz in 1943.
Anicet Kopliński
1875–1941 (age 66)
Oświęcim
Аба Балошер
1873–1944 (age 71)
Auschwitz
Russian writer whose literary career was cut short by his death at Auschwitz in 1944.
Franciszek Filipski
1893–1944 (age 51)
Skierniewice
Karol Stojanowski
1895–1947 (age 52)
Wrocław
Polish politician who served his community and survived to 1947.
František Zelenka
1904–1943 (age 39)
Auschwitz
Heinrich Weyl
1866–1943 (age 77)
Auschwitz
German author whose literary career ended with his death at Auschwitz in 1943.
Gabdrakhman Latypov
1917–1945 (age 28)
Wrocław