Deaths in the 1940s
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Jacques Schwob d'Héricourt
1881–1943 (age 62)
Auschwitz
Jacques Schwob d'Héricourt was a Frenchman who died during the German occupation of France in 1943.
Anna Maria Hinel
1924–1943 (age 19)
Auschwitz
Dmitriy Aleksandrovitsj Slasjtsjov
1924–1945 (age 21)
Wrocław
Russian survivor who lived through World War II until 1945.
Xäbibullä Xäyrullin
1923–1945 (age 22)
Wrocław
Stefan Mautner
1877–1944 (age 67)
Auschwitz
Austrian entrepreneur whose life ended at Auschwitz in 1944.
Honza Treichlinger
1930–1944 (age 14)
Auschwitz
Franziska Schlopsnies
1884–1944 (age 60)
Auschwitz
German poster artist whose artistic career ended with her death at Auschwitz in 1944.
Robert Kohn-Kalenský
1902–1943 (age 41)
Auschwitz
Herta Michaelis
1895–1940 (age 45)
Auschwitz
German victim of the Holocaust who died at Auschwitz in 1940.
Lore Heumann
1931–1940 (age 9)
Auschwitz
René Arm
1925–1942 (age 17)
Auschwitz
René Arm (1925–1942) was a victim of the Holocaust who died at Auschwitz.
Julius Strauß
1875–1942 (age 67)
Auschwitz
Henriette Bicard
1886–1942 (age 56)
Auschwitz
Henriette Bicard (1886–1942) was a Holocaust victim who died at Auschwitz.
Aron Löwi
1879–1942 (age 63)
Auschwitz
Dmitry Bernatsky
1912–1945 (age 33)
Kluczbork
Dmitry Bernatsky was a Soviet soldier who died in 1945 during World War II operations in Poland.
Nikolay Rigachin
1919–1945 (age 26)
Kluczbork
Nikolay Rigachin was a Soviet soldier from Tipinitsy who died in 1945 during World War II and is buried in Kluczbork, Po...
Sergey Kovalenko
1921–1945 (age 24)
Kluczbork
Sergey Kovalenko (1921-1945) was a Soviet soldier born in Uĺjanavičy who died at the end of World War II and was burie...
Jurij Fakudis
1925–1945 (age 20)
Poland
Chaim Rumkowski
1877–1944 (age 67)
Łódź Jewish Cemetery
Chaim Rumkowski was the controversial head of the Judenrat in the Łódź Ghetto during World War II who implemented a p...
Zygmunt Wasilewski
1865–1948 (age 83)
Wisła
Zygmunt Wasilewski (1865-1948) was a Polish individual from Siekierno who was buried in Wisła, Poland.
Henryk Flame
1918–1947 (age 29)
Czechowice-Dziedzice
Henryk Flame (1918-1947) was a person from Fryštát who died in the post-war period and was buried in Czechowice-Dziedz...
Abram Perelman
1888–1941 (age 53)
Łódź Jewish Cemetery
Abram Perelman was a Polish Jew who died in 1941, likely a victim of the Holocaust or ghetto conditions.
Bronisława Rotsztatówna
1906–1949 (age 43)
Łódź Jewish Cemetery
Bronisława Rotsztatówna was a Łódź-born Jewish woman who survived the Holocaust but died in 1949.
Dawid Sierakowiak
1924–1943 (age 19)
Łódź Jewish Cemetery
Dawid Sierakowiak was a teenage diarist from the Łódź Ghetto whose journal documented life under Nazi occupation befo...
Feliks Halpern
1866–1942 (age 76)
Łódź Jewish Cemetery
Feliks Halpern was a Polish Jew from Łódź who died in 1942 during the Holocaust.
Samuel Lew
1864–1942 (age 78)
Łódź Jewish Cemetery
Samuel Lew was a Polish Jew from Slonim who died in the Łódź Ghetto in 1942.
Karol Michejda
1880–1945 (age 65)
Wisła
Karol Michejda (1880-1945) was a Polish individual from Albrechtice who died at the end of World War II and was buried i...
Franciszek Naskręt
1896–1944 (age 48)
Busko-Zdrój
Franciszek Naskręt (1896-1944) was a Polish individual from Modrze who died during World War II and was buried in Busko...
Józef Kołodziej
1921–1946 (age 25)
Czechowice-Dziedzice
Józef Kołodziej (1921-1946) was a Polish person who died shortly after World War II and was buried in Czechowice-Dzied...
Zygmunt Szczotkowski
1877–1943 (age 66)
Kraków
Aleksey Vinogradov
1919–1944 (age 25)
Lublin
Aleksey Vinogradov (1919-1944) was a Soviet soldier from Belyov Uyezd who died during World War II and was buried in Lub...
Vladimir Galkin
1908–1944 (age 36)
Lublin
Vladimir Galkin (1908-1944) was a Soviet soldier from Ushakovo who died during World War II and was buried in Lublin, Po...
Aleksandr Yakovenko
1913–1944 (age 31)
Lublin
Aleksandr Yakovenko (1913-1944) was a Soviet soldier from Piskoshyne who died during World War II and was buried in Lubl...
Emil Badorrek
1910–1944 (age 34)
Kraków
Emil Badorrek (1910-1944) was a Polish individual from Opaleniec who died during World War II and was buried in Kraków,...
Franciszek Jach
1894–1944 (age 50)
Lublin
Franciszek Jach (1894-1944) was a Polish individual from Januszkowo who died during World War II and was buried in Lubli...
Franciszek Wójcik
1863–1941 (age 78)
Kraków
Franciszek Wójcik (1863-1941) was a Polish individual from Wyciąże who died during World War II and was buried in Kra...
Haïm Hirszman
1912–1946 (age 34)
Lublin
Haïm Hirszman (1912-1946) was a Holocaust survivor from Janów Lubelski who was murdered in 1946 and buried in Lublin, ...
Janina Steinbok
1883–1945 (age 62)
Kraków
Janina Steinbok (1883-1945) was a Warsaw-born individual who died at the end of World War II and was buried in Kraków, ...
Antoni Surowiecki
1857–1944 (age 87)
Tarnobrzeg
Antoni Surowiecki (1857-1944) was a Polish individual from Budy Głogowskie who died during World War II and was buried ...
Juliusz Osterwa
1885–1947 (age 62)
Salwator Cemetery
Juliusz Osterwa was a Polish theater director, actor, and reformer born in Kraków who founded the Reduta Theatre and si...
Feliks Koneczny
1862–1949 (age 87)
Salwator Cemetery
Feliks Koneczny was a Polish historian and philosopher who developed theories of comparative civilizations and lived fro...
Stanisław Łempicki
1886–1947 (age 61)
Salwator Cemetery
Stanisław Łempicki was a Polish literary historian and scholar who lived from 1886 to 1947, born in Kamianka-Buzka.
Kazimierz Czachowski
1890–1948 (age 58)
Salwator Cemetery
Kazimierz Czachowski was a Polish literary historian and critic who lived from 1890 to 1948, born in Łowicz.
Aleksander Oszacki
1883–1945 (age 62)
Salwator Cemetery
Aleksander Oszacki was a Polish figure who lived from 1883 to 1945 in Kraków and was buried at Salwator Cemetery.
Aleksander Pychowski
1903–1943 (age 40)
Salwator Cemetery
Polish association football player who lived from 1903 to 1943.
Andrzej Jazowski
1913–1947 (age 34)
Salwator Cemetery
Ferdynand Machay
1914–1940 (age 26)
Salwator Cemetery
Polish Catholic priest who lived from 1914 to 1940.
Fryderyk Papée
1856–1940 (age 84)
Salwator Cemetery
Henryk Gąsiorowski
1878–1947 (age 69)
Grudziądz
Polish photographer who lived from 1878 to 1947.
Dawid Fabrykant
1871–1944 (age 73)
Łódź Jewish Cemetery