Deaths in the 1940s
23,000+ memorials
Florian Klöckner
1868–1947 (age 79)
Großholthausen
Wilhelm Hauchecorne
1856–1940 (age 84)
Dreifaltigkeitskirchhof II
German jurist whose legal career contributed to the development of German jurisprudence in the late 19th and early 20th ...
Ernst Hentschel
1876–1945 (age 69)
Waldfriedhof Volksdorf
Karl Emil Mannsfeld
1865–1945 (age 80)
Heidefriedhof
German judge whose judicial career contributed to the German legal system during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Rainer Fetscher
1895–1945 (age 50)
Heidefriedhof
Elsa Fenske
1899–1946 (age 47)
Heidefriedhof
German politician who served in public office during the early-to-mid 20th century.
Gustaw Zacny
1896–1944 (age 48)
Dössel
Wilhelm Ahlmann
1895–1944 (age 49)
Südfriedhof
German jurist whose legal career contributed to the German judicial system during the early 20th century.
Ludwig Ahlmann
1859–1942 (age 83)
Südfriedhof
Alexander zu Dohna
1876–1944 (age 68)
Rüngsdorf Cemetery
German nobleman and politician whose public service contributed to German political life in the late 19th and early 20th...
Fritz Jungherr
1879–1948 (age 69)
Rüngsdorf Cemetery
Julius Leber
1891–1945 (age 54)
Zehlendorf Forest Cemetery
German politician and resistance figure whose courageous opposition to tyranny exemplified moral conviction during a dar...
Kurt Zimmermann
1913–1949 (age 36)
Pöllwitz
Ernst Bloch
1898–1945 (age 47)
Zehlendorf Forest Cemetery
German military officer whose service spanned the early-to-mid 20th century during a transformative period in European h...
Anna von Gierke
1874–1943 (age 69)
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Cemetery
Clara Salbach
1861–1944 (age 83)
Urnenhain Tolkewitz
Clara Salbach was a German actress active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Horst Engert
1886–1949 (age 63)
Urnenhain Tolkewitz
Eduard Hobrecker
1872–1945 (age 73)
Ostenfriedhof Hamm
Eduard Hobrecker was a German entrepreneur active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Johannes Elterich
1860–1942 (age 82)
Urnenhain Tolkewitz
Anton Spieker
1880–1941 (age 61)
Espeln
Anton Spieker was a German priest devoted to pastoral ministry and spiritual service.
Hans Hartmann-McLean
1862–1946 (age 84)
Trinitatis Cemetery
Werner Sylten
1893–1942 (age 49)
Friedhof St. Laurentius
Werner Sylten was a German pastor dedicated to Protestant ministry and community service.
Hans Koch
1893–1945 (age 52)
Evangelischer Kirchhof Nikolassee
Jochen Klepper
1903–1942 (age 39)
Evangelischer Kirchhof Nikolassee
Jochen Klepper was a German writer known for his novels exploring faith and social themes.
Julius Petersen
1878–1941 (age 63)
Evangelischer Kirchhof Nikolassee
Kurt Kluge
1886–1940 (age 54)
Evangelischer Kirchhof Nikolassee
Kurt Kluge was a German screenwriter who contributed to the development of early German cinema.
Johanna Stein
1890–1942 (age 52)
Evangelischer Kirchhof Nikolassee
Albert David
1866–1940 (age 74)
Jewish cemetery Bothfeld
Albert David was a German general practitioner dedicated to medical care and community health.
Dora Gerson
1884–1941 (age 57)
Jewish cemetery Bothfeld
Otto Machold
1888–1949 (age 61)
Oelze
Otto Machold was a German cobbler skilled in traditional shoemaking and repair crafts.
Hans Heinrich Koch
1894–1946 (age 52)
Eichhof Park Cemetery
Hans Dahlheim
1891–1941 (age 50)
Jewish cemetery Bothfeld
Hans Dahlheim was a German lawyer dedicated to legal practice and the pursuit of justice.
Toni Wechsler
1868–1940 (age 72)
Jewish cemetery Bothfeld
Maria Koppenhöfer
1901–1948 (age 47)
Fangelsbachfriedhof
Maria Koppenhöfer was a German stage actress known for her theatrical performances and artistic dedication.
Ferdinand Pfohl
1862–1949 (age 87)
Friedhof Bergedorf
Dora Seifert
1861–1945 (age 84)
Trinitatis Cemetery
Dora Seifert was a German painter active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Albert Schäfer
1878–1941 (age 63)
Jüdischer Friedhof (Wankheim)
Joachim Schepke
1912–1941 (age 29)
Möltenort U-Boat Memorial
Joachim Schepke was a German military officer who served during World War II.
Johannes Haller
1865–1947 (age 82)
Stadtfriedhof Tübingen
Theodor Steinbüchel
1888–1949 (age 61)
Stadtfriedhof Tübingen
Theodor Steinbüchel was a German writer whose works contributed significantly to twentieth-century German literature.
Ulrich Abel
1912–1944 (age 32)
Möltenort U-Boat Memorial
Anna Bosch
1864–1949 (age 85)
Stadtfriedhof Tübingen
Anna Bosch was a German patron of the arts who supported cultural and artistic endeavors.
Georg Friedrich Zundel
1875–1948 (age 73)
Stadtfriedhof Tübingen
Franz Künstler
1888–1942 (age 54)
Friedhof Baumschulenweg
Franz Künstler was a German politician active in the early twentieth century.
Erich Lodemann
1909–1944 (age 35)
Friedhof Baumschulenweg
Rudolf Klotz
1913–1945 (age 32)
Friedhof Baumschulenweg
Rudolf Klotz was a German who lived during the mid-twentieth century.
Wilhelm Kube
1887–1943 (age 56)
Friedhof Lankwitz
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow
1860–1940 (age 80)
Pankow III cemetery
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow was a German physicist whose research advanced scientific knowledge.
Anton Saefkow
1903–1944 (age 41)
Pankow III cemetery
Hans Fallada
1893–1947 (age 54)
Pankow III cemetery
Hans Fallada was a renowned German writer whose novels significantly influenced twentieth-century literature.