Deaths in the 1940s

Arnold Schering

1877–1941 (age 64)

Friedhof Heerstraße

Georg Groscurth

1904–1944 (age 40)

Friedhof Heerstraße

German physician devoted to medical practice and patient care.

Hermann Jansen

1869–1945 (age 76)

Friedhof Heerstraße

Heinrich Schnee

1871–1949 (age 78)

Friedhof Heerstraße

German writer and intellectual contributor to cultural discourse.

Guido Seeber

1879–1940 (age 61)

Friedhof Heerstraße

Arnold Berliner

1862–1942 (age 80)

Friedhof Heerstraße

Accomplished German physicist and scientific researcher.

Karl Bonhoeffer

1868–1948 (age 80)

Friedhof Heerstraße

Karl Kollwitz

1863–1940 (age 77)

Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde

German physician dedicated to medical practice and patient care.

Richard Robert Rive

1864–1947 (age 83)

Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde

Friedrich Münzer

1868–1942 (age 74)

Münster Central Cemetery

Esteemed German historian and scholar of historical research.

Carl Hamel

1870–1949 (age 79)

Münster Central Cemetery

Paul Krückmann

1866–1943 (age 77)

Münster Central Cemetery

Distinguished German jurist and legal scholar.

Max Geisberg

1875–1943 (age 68)

Münster Central Cemetery

Wilhelm Bolte

1859–1941 (age 82)

Münster Central Cemetery

Accomplished German sculptor and artist.

Rudolf Rosemann

1870–1943 (age 73)

Münster Central Cemetery

Charlotte Rappold

1865–1945 (age 80)

Augsburg Protestant Cemetery

Charlotte Rappold was a German woman (1865–1945) who lived through a transformative era in European history.

Udo Grosse

1896–1946 (age 50)

Hövelhof

Adalbert Zuckschwerdt

1874–1945 (age 71)

Hövelhof

Adalbert Zuckschwerdt (1874–1945) was a German military officer whose career spanned the late Imperial and modern peri...

Hans Coppi

1916–1942 (age 26)

Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde

Ernst Thälmann

1886–1944 (age 58)

Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde

Ernst Thälmann (1886–1944) was a prominent German communist politician and leader of the Communist Party of Germany.

Hugo Eberlein

1887–1941 (age 54)

Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde

Käthe Kollwitz

1867–1945 (age 78)

Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde

Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945) was a renowned German professor and artist whose powerful work addressed social injustice ...

Georg Lehnig

1907–1945 (age 38)

Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde

Karlheinz Martin

1886–1948 (age 62)

Friedhof Heerstraße

Karlheinz Martin (1886–1948) was a German screenwriter who contributed to the development of German cinema.

Carl Schuhmann

1869–1946 (age 77)

Friedhof Heerstraße

Carl Schuhmann was a German gymnast and wrestler who won multiple Olympic gold medals at the 1896 Athens Olympics.

Hermann Müller

1885–1947 (age 62)

Friedhof Heerstraße

Hermann Müller was a German Social Democratic politician who served as Chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic...

Georg Kolbe

1877–1947 (age 70)

Friedhof Heerstraße

Georg Kolbe was a prominent German sculptor known for his figurative works and bronze sculptures during the early 20th c...

Alfred Helberger

1871–1946 (age 75)

Friedhof Heerstraße

Alfred Helberger was a German individual who lived through both World Wars and died in 1946.

Franz Ullstein

1868–1945 (age 77)

Friedhof Heerstraße

Franz Ullstein was a German publisher and member of the prominent Ullstein publishing family in Berlin.

Alexander Sulava

1904–1942 (age 38)

Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock

Alexander Sulava was a Georgian who died during World War II and was buried at a German POW camp site.

Erwin Rommel

1891–1944 (age 53)

Herrlingen

Rupert Mayer

1876–1945 (age 69)

Bürgersaalkirche

Rupert Mayer (1876–1945) was a distinguished Catholic priest whose spiritual ministry served his community with dedica...

Conrad Gröber

1872–1948 (age 76)

Freiburg Minster

Heinrich Nauen

1880–1940 (age 60)

Kalkar

Heinrich Nauen (1880–1940) was a German painter whose work contributed to early twentieth-century German visual cultur...

Karl Valentin

1882–1948 (age 66)

Planegg

Hermann Selzer

1878–1941 (age 63)

Altötting

Hermann Selzer was a German architect active in Bavaria during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Kurt Huber

1893–1943 (age 50)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Franz Gürtner

1881–1941 (age 60)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Franz Gürtner was a German politician from Munich who served in various governmental capacities.

Franz Ritter von Epp

1868–1947 (age 79)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Eugen Ritter von Schobert

1883–1941 (age 58)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Eugen Ritter von Schobert was a German military officer active in the early 20th century.

Karl Vossler

1872–1949 (age 77)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Albert Döderlein

1860–1941 (age 81)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Albert Döderlein was a German university teacher and scholar in Bavaria.

Heinrich Rehkemper

1894–1949 (age 55)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Eduard Hamm

1879–1944 (age 65)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Eduard Hamm was a German judge who served in Bavaria's judicial system.

Will Dohm

1897–1948 (age 51)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Adolf Sandberger

1864–1943 (age 79)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Adolf Sandberger was a German composer whose works enriched Bavaria's musical heritage.

Carl Krone

1870–1943 (age 73)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Enno Becker

1869–1940 (age 71)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Enno Becker was a German judge active in Bavaria's legal system.

Fred Endrikat

1890–1942 (age 52)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Ferdinand Gerlach

1886–1941 (age 55)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Ferdinand Gerlach was a German judge who served in Bavaria's judicial system.