Deaths in the 1940s

Robert Ardelt

1874–1947 (age 73)

Heger Friedhof

Hermann Bendix Todsen

1864–1946 (age 82)

Mühlenfriedhof

Hermann Bendix Todsen was a German politician whose public service contributed to civic life in the late 19th and early ...

Ludwig Poppelbaum

1866–1940 (age 74)

Stadtteilfriedhof Am Lindener Berg

August Prien

1857–1944 (age 87)

Alter Friedhof Harburg

August Prien was a German businessperson whose commercial activities contributed to economic life in the late 19th and e...

Hermann Stöhr

1898–1940 (age 42)

Seestraße

Leendert de Bruijn

1914–1944 (age 30)

Dutch memorial cemetery Lübeck

Dutch carpenter who died in 1944 and was buried in Lübeck.

Otto Kurt Vogelsang

1882–1945 (age 63)

Vorwerker Friedhof

Konstanty Jabłoński

1893–1942 (age 49)

Vorwerker Friedhof

Polish military officer who served from 1893 until his death in 1942.

Fritz Springorum

1886–1942 (age 56)

Dortmund Southwest Cemetery

Adolf Franke

1860–1942 (age 82)

Neuer Friedhof Arnstadt

German geologist who conducted research throughout his long career and died in 1942.

Erich Busch

1916–1940 (age 24)

Stadtteilfriedhof Fössefeld

Hans Adolf Eduard Driesch

1867–1941 (age 74)

Neuer Johannisfriedhof, Leipzig

Influential German zoologist and philosopher who advanced the study of embryology until his death in 1941.

Aloys Schulte

1857–1941 (age 84)

Friedhof Kessenich

Martin Karpinski

1890–1943 (age 53)

Hauptfriedhof Frankfurt (Oder)

Polish writer whose works contributed to Polish literature until his death in 1943.

Alfred Staackmann

1873–1941 (age 68)

Neuer Johannisfriedhof, Leipzig

Marjana Domaškojc

1872–1946 (age 74)

Zahsow/Cazow

Slovenian writer whose literary works enriched Slovenian culture until her death in 1946.

Sigmund Weil

1863–1945 (age 82)

Jüdischer Friedhof

Louis Adlon

1874–1945 (age 71)

Alter Domfriedhof der St.-Hedwigs-Gemeinde

German hotel manager who served in the hospitality industry until his death in 1945.

Franz Bumm

1861–1942 (age 81)

Alter Domfriedhof der St.-Hedwigs-Gemeinde

Louis Kühnhold

1861–1947 (age 86)

Cemetery of Sankt Andreasberg

German author whose literary contributions spanned a long career until his death in 1947.

Felix Wilhelm

1863–1941 (age 78)

Taucherfriedhof

Ernst Hollan

1882–1948 (age 66)

Taucherfriedhof

German teacher whose career in education lasted until his death in 1948.

Elisabeth Bethge

1905–1943 (age 38)

Brieselang

Albert Richter

1912–1940 (age 28)

Friedhof Köln-Ehrenfeld

German sport cyclist whose promising career was cut short by his death in 1940.

Joseph Roth

1896–1945 (age 49)

Friesdorf cemetery

Jurij Słodeńk

1873–1945 (age 72)

Nicolai cemetery

Polish writer and literary figure of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Franz Seldte

1882–1947 (age 65)

Saint Lawrence church in Rottach-Egern

Hans Vogel

1881–1945 (age 64)

Westfriedhof

German politician active during the early 20th century.

Adolf Schlieper

1865–1945 (age 80)

Reformierter Friedhof Hochstraße, Wuppertal

Josef Giessen

1858–1944 (age 86)

Cemetery

German politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Karl Reinecke-Altenau

1885–1943 (age 58)

Bergfriedhof „Rose“ – Altenau

Robert Cauer

1863–1947 (age 84)

Grabmal Robert Cauer der Jüngere

German sculptor known for his contributions to 19th and early 20th century sculpture.

Gustav Specht

1860–1940 (age 80)

Neustädter Friedhof

Bernhard Wenig

1871–1940 (age 69)

Alter Friedhof Berchtesgaden

German illustrator active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Johann Rannertshauser

1913–1945 (age 32)

Friedhof St. Georg

Jan Żywek

1896–1945 (age 49)

Memorials Dachau Waldfriedhof

Polish military personnel who served during World War II.

Johann Grundler

1905–1942 (age 37)

Nordfriedhof

Richard Glücks

1889–1945 (age 56)

Friedhof Friedenshügel

Nazi SS officer responsible for concentration camp administration during the Holocaust.

Arnold Scholz

1904–1942 (age 38)

Friedhof Friedenshügel

Ernst Christiansen

1877–1941 (age 64)

Friedhof Friedenshügel

German editor-in-chief and journalist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Erwin Schulhoff

1894–1942 (age 48)

Russian cemetery

August Wilhelm Andernach

1862–1942 (age 80)

St Josef Parish Cemetery

German figure associated with St. Josef Parish and community life in the early 20th century.

Hermann Göring

1893–1946 (age 53)

Wenzbach

Alfred Rosenberg

1893–1946 (age 53)

Wenzbach

German writer and Nazi ideologue whose works promoted the regime's ideology.

Wilhelm Keitel

1882–1946 (age 64)

Wenzbach

Wilhelm Frick

1877–1946 (age 69)

Wenzbach

Wilhelm Frick was a German lawyer whose career encompassed significant political roles during a pivotal era in European ...

Julius Streicher

1885–1946 (age 61)

Wenzbach

Ernst Kaltenbrunner

1903–1946 (age 43)

Wenzbach

Ernst Kaltenbrunner was a German lawyer whose career was defined by his involvement in major governmental institutions.

Joachim von Ribbentrop

1893–1946 (age 53)

Wenzbach

Arthur Seyss-Inquart

1892–1946 (age 54)

Wenzbach

Arthur Seyss-Inquart was a writer whose intellectual work engaged with the major political developments of his era.