Deaths in the 1940s

Prince Wilhelm of Prussia

1906–1940 (age 34)

Antique Temple

Adrian Warburton

1918–1944 (age 26)

Durnbach War Cemetery

British aircraft pilot whose service during World War II demonstrated exceptional skill and dedication.

Gustav Petri

1888–1945 (age 57)

Blankenburg

Carl von Ammon

1878–1946 (age 68)

Wasserburg

German military officer whose service spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Gerhard Domeyer

1929–1949 (age 20)

Ellrich

Gilbert Maroger

1911–1945 (age 34)

Bad Schussenried

Gilbert Maroger was a French writer whose career spanned the interwar period until his death in 1945.

William Threlfall

1888–1949 (age 61)

Oberwolfach

Claude Nicholson

1898–1943 (age 45)

Rotenburg an der Fulda

Claude Nicholson was a military officer who served from 1898 until his death in 1943.

Ēriks Broziņš

1911–1946 (age 35)

Lohra

Lina Hähnle

1851–1941 (age 90)

Giengen an der Brenz

Lina Hähnle was a pioneering conservationist whose work in environmental protection spanned much of the late 19th and e...

Pyotr Gritsenko

1908–1945 (age 37)

Luckau

Leo Slezak

1873–1946 (age 73)

Rottach-Egern

Leo Slezak was an accomplished actor whose career in theater and opera spanned from the late 19th century until his deat...

Mathilde of Liederscron

1872–1941 (age 69)

Trogen

Bruno Hell

1896–1947 (age 51)

Neustadt in Holstein

Bruno Hell was a farmer in Neustadt in Holstein whose life spanned from 1896 to 1947.

Franciszek Sakowski

1898–1945 (age 47)

Haselünne

Julie Bassermann

1860–1940 (age 80)

Mannheim Main Cemetery

Julie Bassermann was a politician from Mannheim whose career in public service extended from the late 19th century until...

Werner von Blomberg

1878–1946 (age 68)

Bad Wiessee

Traugott von Jagow

1865–1941 (age 76)

Perleberg

Traugott von Jagow was a politician from Perleberg whose career in public service lasted from 1865 until his death in 19...

Johann Jaenichen

1873–1945 (age 72)

Wustrow

Urban Freiherr von Feilitzsch

1899–1945 (age 46)

Trogen

Urban Freiherr von Feilitzsch was a military officer who served from 1899 until his death in 1945.

Esther Baroness of Feilitzsch

1869–1949 (age 80)

Trogen

Alexander Baron von Feilitzsch

1870–1947 (age 77)

Trogen

Alexander Baron von Feilitzsch was a chamberlain whose career in aristocratic service extended from 1870 until his death...

Konstantin Wassilewitsch Abuchow

1904–1945 (age 41)

Lübben (Spreewald)

Nobutsugu Koenuma

1908–1946 (age 38)

Wriezen

Nobutsugu Koenuma was a physician who practiced medicine in Wriezen from 1908 until his death in 1946.

Hans von Dohnányi

1902–1945 (age 43)

Dorotheenstadt Cemetery

Klaus Bonhoeffer

1901–1945 (age 44)

Dorotheenstadt Cemetery

Klaus Bonhoeffer was a German lawyer who lived from 1901 to 1945.

Johannes Sieveking

1869–1942 (age 73)

Ohlsdorf Cemetery

Nikolay Stepanovitsj Sjendrikov

1921–1945 (age 24)

Teltow

Nikolay Stepanovitsj Sjendrikov lived from 1921 to 1945.

Karl Leisner

1915–1945 (age 30)

Xanten Cathedral

Heinz Bello

1920–1944 (age 24)

Xanten Cathedral

Heinz Bello lived from 1920 to 1944.

Princess Mafalda of Savoy

1902–1944 (age 42)

Kronberg im Taunus

Justus Delbrück

1902–1945 (age 43)

Dorotheenstadt Cemetery

Justus Delbrück was a German jurist who lived from 1902 to 1945.

Gerhard Storm

1888–1942 (age 54)

Xanten Cathedral

Maximilian Kaller

1880–1947 (age 67)

Königstein im Taunus

Maximilian Kaller was a German diplomat who lived from 1880 to 1947.

Albert König

1881–1944 (age 63)

Unterlüß

Robert Adelssen

1864–1941 (age 77)

Dorotheenstadt Cemetery

Robert Adelssen was a German banker who lived from 1864 to 1941.

Sophie Jansen

1862–1942 (age 80)

Ohlsdorf Cemetery

Galimyan Tagan

1892–1948 (age 56)

Ohlsdorf Cemetery

Galimyan Tagan was a Russian economist who lived from 1892 to 1948.

Alf Hedge

1917–1942 (age 25)

Ohlsdorf Cemetery

Manfred Meurer

1919–1944 (age 25)

Ohlsdorf Cemetery

Manfred Meurer was a German aircraft pilot who lived from 1919 to 1944.

James Allen Ward

1919–1941 (age 22)

Ohlsdorf Cemetery

Oswald Kanzler

1883–1944 (age 61)

Ohlsdorf Cemetery

Oswald Kanzler was a German politician who lived from 1883 to 1944.

Agnes Gierck

1886–1944 (age 58)

Ohlsdorf Cemetery

Ernst Hans Eberhard

1866–1945 (age 79)

Ohlsdorf Cemetery

Ernst Hans Eberhard was a German writer who lived from 1866 to 1945.

Antoine Brandeis

1868–1945 (age 77)

Ohlsdorf Cemetery

Pieter Keg

1879–1943 (age 64)

Ohlsdorf Cemetery

Pieter Keg was a German military officer whose service extended through the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Ellen Dihlmann

1892–1941 (age 49)

Ohlsdorf Cemetery

Ellen Warburg

1877–1942 (age 65)

Ohlsdorf Cemetery

Ellen Warburg was a member of the distinguished Warburg family with connections to banking and cultural circles.

Wiktor Gojdź

1915–1941 (age 26)

Runkel

Mjatscheslaw Marinowitsch

d. 1945

Sterley

Mjatscheslaw Marinowitsch was a soldier who died in 1945 during World War II.