Deaths in the 1940s

Józef Gallus

1860–1945 (age 85)

Mater Dolorosa Cemetery

Polish writer Józef Gallus (1860–1945) contributed significantly to Polish literature during a transformative period ...

Stefan Tomczyński

1887–1943 (age 56)

Cmentarz Prokocim

Piotr Kaczała

1891–1947 (age 56)

Nowy Cmentarz w Jarosławiu

Piotr Kaczała (1891–1947) lived through a transformative period in Polish history.

Aleksander Karnicki

1869–1942 (age 73)

Municipal cemetery chapel in Bydgoszcz

Tadeusz Chmielarski

1876–1945 (age 69)

Nowofarny Cemetery in Bydgoszcz

Polish jurist Tadeusz Chmielarski (1876–1945) dedicated his career to advancing the legal profession and judicial syst...

Zygmunt Felczak

1903–1946 (age 43)

Nowofarny Cemetery in Bydgoszcz

Mieczysław Sokołowski

1898–1944 (age 46)

Wilanów Cemetery

Polish military officer Mieczysław Sokołowski (1898–1944) served his nation with dedication during a critical period...

Józef Padlewski

1863–1943 (age 80)

Wilanów Cemetery

Leon Julian Padlewski

1870–1943 (age 73)

Wilanów Cemetery

Leon Julian Padlewski (1870–1943) lived through a period of profound change in Polish and European history.

Henryk Chabiera

1912–1946 (age 34)

Municipal cemetery chapel in Bydgoszcz

Ludwik Augustyniak

1898–1946 (age 48)

Municipal cemetery chapel in Bydgoszcz

Ludwik Augustyniak (1898–1946) lived through a transformative period in Polish and European history.

Edward Ciszkiewicz

1866–1942 (age 76)

Wilanów Cemetery

Eduard Schnack

1853–1941 (age 88)

New Lutheran Cemetery in Bielsko-Biała

Eduard Schnack (1853–1941) served as a curator, dedicating his career to the preservation of cultural and historical h...

Franciszek Siemiradzki

1870–1948 (age 78)

Cmentarz Starofarny Bydgoszcz

Władysław Planetorz

1910–1944 (age 34)

Communal cemetery in Kłodzko

Władysław Planetorz (1910–1944) lived during one of the most transformative and challenging periods in modern Europe...

Czesława Puzon

1919–1944 (age 25)

Nowy Cmentarz w Jarosławiu

Antoni Bolesław Lewandowski

1892–1943 (age 51)

Cmentarz Starofarny Bydgoszcz

Antoni Bolesław Lewandowski (1892–1943) lived through a transformative period in Polish and European history.

Władysław Pniewski

1893–1940 (age 47)

Zaspa Cemetery in Gdańsk

Mieczysław Szpakiewicz

1890–1945 (age 55)

Cemetery at Wybickiego Str. in Toruń

Polish actor Mieczysław Szpakiewicz (1890–1945) contributed to Polish theater and dramatic arts during a significant ...

Stanisław Lesikowski

1906–1944 (age 38)

Zaspa Cemetery in Gdańsk

Paweł Piątkowski

1916–1942 (age 26)

Zaspa Cemetery in Gdańsk

Karol Wyrwicz-Wichrowski

1897–1943 (age 46)

Łódź Old Cemetery - Orthodox section

Bernard Antoni Wiecki

1884–1940 (age 56)

Zaspa Cemetery in Gdańsk

Nikolai Fyodorov

1915–1944 (age 29)

Cmentarz wojskowy w Chełmie

Antoni Lendzion

1888–1940 (age 52)

Zaspa Cemetery in Gdańsk

Bogusław Łubieński

1893–1941 (age 48)

Stargard War Cemetery

Bonifacy Łangowski

1883–1940 (age 57)

Zaspa Cemetery in Gdańsk

Feliks Bolt

1864–1940 (age 76)

Zaspa Cemetery in Gdańsk

Franciszek Kręcki

1883–1940 (age 57)

Zaspa Cemetery in Gdańsk

Stefan Mirau

1901–1942 (age 41)

Zaspa Cemetery in Gdańsk

Tadeusz Ziółkowski

1886–1940 (age 54)

Zaspa Cemetery in Gdańsk

Walenty Zieliński

1877–1947 (age 70)

Cemetery at Wybickiego Str. in Toruń

Alf Liczmański

1904–1940 (age 36)

Zaspa Cemetery in Gdańsk

Edward Karniej

1890–1942 (age 52)

Cemetery at Wybickiego Str. in Toruń

Ignacy Misiąg

1891–1942 (age 51)

Stargard War Cemetery

Jan Drzewiecki

1898–1942 (age 44)

Cemetery at Wybickiego Str. in Toruń

Piotr Bresiński

1870–1940 (age 70)

Zaspa Cemetery in Gdańsk

Joanna Skwarczyńska

1935–1948 (age 13)

Catholic cemetery at Ogrodowa Street in Łódź

Józef Narcyz Pogonowski

1874–1949 (age 75)

Catholic cemetery at Ogrodowa Street in Łódź

Barbara Nazdrowiczówna

1929–1944 (age 15)

Catholic cemetery at Ogrodowa Street in Łódź

Jan Marczyński

1896–1941 (age 45)

Catholic cemetery at Ogrodowa Street in Łódź

Jan Marczyński (1896–1941) was a Polish resident buried at the Catholic cemetery at Ogrodowa Street in Łódź.

Juliusz Jarzębowski

1862–1941 (age 79)

Catholic cemetery at Ogrodowa Street in Łódź

Jan Teska

1876–1945 (age 69)

Nowofarny Cemetery in Bydgoszcz

Jan Teska (1876–1945) was a Polish journalist whose work documented important periods of Polish history.

Ludwik Sosnowski

1860–1943 (age 83)

Nowofarny Cemetery in Bydgoszcz

Antoni Szemet

1869–1940 (age 71)

Nowofarny Cemetery in Bydgoszcz

Antoni Szemet (1869–1940) was a Polish resident buried at Nowofarny Cemetery in Bydgoszcz.

Gwido Langer

1894–1948 (age 54)

Municipal cemetery in Cieszyn

Włodzimierz Dąbrowski

1892–1942 (age 50)

Municipal cemetery in Cieszyn

Włodzimierz Dąbrowski (1892–1942) was a Polish lawyer buried at the Municipal cemetery in Cieszyn.

Józef Korol

1900–1940 (age 40)

Municipal cemetery in Cieszyn

Henryk Nitra

1891–1948 (age 57)

Municipal cemetery in Cieszyn

Henryk Nitra (1891–1948) was a Polish painter buried at the Municipal cemetery in Cieszyn.

Bolesława Lament

1862–1946 (age 84)

Shrine of Blessed Bolesława Lament in Białystok