Deaths in the 1940s

Franz Wipplinger

1915–1944 (age 29)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Hans Ritter von Baeyer

1875–1941 (age 66)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Hans Ritter von Baeyer was a German physician active in Bavaria during the early 20th century.

Otto von Baeyer

1877–1946 (age 69)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Paul Bender

1875–1947 (age 72)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Paul Bender was a renowned German opera singer with a distinguished career spanning decades.

Leo Peukert

1885–1944 (age 59)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Vasily Biskupsky

1878–1945 (age 67)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Russian military officer who served during the late imperial and early Soviet eras.

Otto Koch

1902–1948 (age 46)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Roman Kochanowski

1857–1945 (age 88)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Polish artist whose work spanned the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Viktor Mann

1890–1949 (age 59)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Wilhelm Ritter von Borscht

1857–1943 (age 86)

Munich Forest Cemetery

German politician active in civic affairs during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Eduard Zorn

1901–1945 (age 44)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Ivan Barbovitch

1874–1947 (age 73)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Military personnel whose service extended through the early twentieth century.

Yuliian Pavlykovskyi

1888–1949 (age 61)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Willibald Besta

1866–1949 (age 83)

Munich Forest Cemetery

German graphic designer whose career spanned the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Albert Reich

1881–1942 (age 61)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Franz Soetbeer

1870–1943 (age 73)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Physician whose medical practice contributed to healthcare in early twentieth-century Munich.

Karl von Angerer

1883–1945 (age 62)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Benno Bleyer

1885–1945 (age 60)

Munich Forest Cemetery

University teacher whose academic career contributed to education in early twentieth-century Munich.

Kazimierz Maks

1897–1945 (age 48)

Murnau am Staffelsee

Max Voit

1876–1949 (age 73)

Munich Forest Cemetery

Physician whose medical practice spanned the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Katrya Hrynevycheva

1875–1947 (age 72)

Berchtesgaden

Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria

1859–1949 (age 90)

St. Michael's Church, Munich

Bavarian prince and military officer whose life spanned the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Wilhelm Grimm

1889–1944 (age 55)

Schliersee

Infanta María de la Paz of Spain

1862–1946 (age 84)

St. Michael's Church, Munich

Spanish infanta and painter whose artistic work reflected royal cultural traditions.

Princess Elvira of Bavaria

1868–1943 (age 75)

St. Michael's Church, Munich

Princess Clara of Bavaria

1874–1941 (age 67)

St. Michael's Church, Munich

Princess Clara of Bavaria was a royal painter who lived from 1874 to 1941.

Heinrich Himmler

1900–1945 (age 45)

Lüneburg Heath

Alois Grimm

1886–1944 (age 58)

Kolleg St. Blasien

Alois Grimm was a German writer who lived from 1886 to 1944.

Carl Gassner

1855–1942 (age 87)

Hauptfriedhof Mainz

Ludwig Becker

1855–1940 (age 85)

Hauptfriedhof Mainz

Ludwig Becker was a German architect who lived from 1855 to 1940.

Karl Külb

1870–1943 (age 73)

Hauptfriedhof Mainz

Hermann Usinger

1880–1947 (age 67)

Hauptfriedhof Mainz

Hermann Usinger was a German administrative lawyer who lived from 1880 to 1947.

Alois Andritzki

1914–1943 (age 29)

Alter Katholischer Friedhof

Erich Zeigner

1886–1949 (age 63)

Leipzig South Cemetery

Erich Zeigner was a German politician who lived from 1886 to 1949.

Henri Hinrichsen

1868–1942 (age 74)

Leipzig South Cemetery

Georg Schumann

1886–1945 (age 59)

Leipzig South Cemetery

Georg Schumann was a German politician who lived from 1886 to 1945.

Arthur Hoffmann

1900–1945 (age 45)

Leipzig South Cemetery

Fyodor Braun

1862–1942 (age 80)

Leipzig South Cemetery

Fyodor Braun was a professor who lived from 1862 to 1942.

Arthur Malmgren

1860–1947 (age 87)

Leipzig South Cemetery

Bruno Plache

1908–1949 (age 41)

Leipzig South Cemetery

Bruno Plache was a German politician who lived from 1908 to 1949.

Clemens Thieme

1861–1945 (age 84)

Leipzig South Cemetery

Fritz von Bose

1865–1945 (age 80)

Leipzig South Cemetery

Fritz von Bose was a German composer who lived from 1865 to 1945.

Georg Schwarz

1896–1945 (age 49)

Leipzig South Cemetery

Richard Burmeister

1860–1944 (age 84)

Dahlem Cemetery

Richard Burmeister was a German composer who lived from 1860 to 1944.

Rotraut Richter

1913–1947 (age 34)

Dahlem Cemetery

Ernst Lindemann

1894–1941 (age 47)

Dahlem Cemetery

German naval officer and Kriegsmarine commander during World War II.

Ernst von Simson

1876–1941 (age 65)

Dahlem Cemetery

Michael Sinclair

1918–1944 (age 26)

Berlin 1939–1945 War Cemetery

British military officer who served during World War II.

Boris Loutzky

1865–1943 (age 78)

Berlin-Tegel Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Vladimir Küster

1862–1940 (age 78)

Berlin-Tegel Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Russian émigré resident of Berlin.