Deaths in the 1940s

Carl Ernst Fürst Fugger von Glött

1859–1940 (age 81)

St. Peter und Paul

Elisabeth Gräfin von Quadt-Wykradt-Isny

1862–1940 (age 78)

St. Peter und Paul

Elisabeth Gräfin von Quadt-Wykradt-Isny was a German noblewoman of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

August Baudert

1860–1942 (age 82)

Friedhof Hermsdorf

Emmanuel Lerouge

1904–1944 (age 40)

Kriegsgräberstätte Sandbostel

Emmanuel Lerouge was a politician whose career of public service was ended by the events of 1944.

Kurt Hensel

1861–1941 (age 80)

Main Cemetery of Marburg

Walter Model

1891–1945 (age 54)

Vossenack War Cemetery

Walter Model was a military officer whose career was shaped by the strategic demands of mid-twentieth century warfare.

Ernst Elster

1860–1940 (age 80)

Main Cemetery of Marburg

Carl Ludwig Noah Bantzer

1857–1941 (age 84)

Main Cemetery of Marburg

Carl Ludwig Noah Bantzer was a photographer whose artistic work documented the visual heritage of his time.

Max Kommerell

1902–1944 (age 42)

Main Cemetery of Marburg

Egon Tschirch

1889–1948 (age 59)

Rostock New Cemetery

Egon Tschirch was an artist whose creative work contributed to the cultural landscape of twentieth century Europe.

Harry Maync

1874–1947 (age 73)

Main Cemetery of Marburg

Franz Arthur Schulze

1872–1942 (age 70)

Main Cemetery of Marburg

Franz Arthur Schulze was a physicist whose scientific contributions advanced knowledge during the early twentieth centur...

Friedrich Lengfeld

1921–1944 (age 23)

Friedhof Rölsdorf

Hans Soden

1881–1945 (age 64)

Main Cemetery of Marburg

Hans Soden was a theologian whose scholarly work contributed to religious and theological understanding of his time.

Katharina Kippenberg

1876–1947 (age 71)

Main Cemetery of Marburg

Alfred Thiel

1879–1942 (age 63)

Main Cemetery of Marburg

Alfred Thiel was a German chemist who lived from 1879 to 1942.

Georg Heer

1860–1945 (age 85)

Main Cemetery of Marburg

Marie Luise Hensel

1894–1942 (age 48)

Main Cemetery of Marburg

Marie Luise Hensel was born in 1894 and died in 1942.

Anna Meyer

1855–1943 (age 88)

Rostock New Cemetery

Helene Natorp

1861–1942 (age 81)

Main Cemetery of Marburg

Helene Natorp lived from 1861 until her death in 1942.

Wilhelm Adam

1877–1949 (age 72)

Mittenwald cemetery

Wilhelm Kaufmann

1892–1946 (age 54)

Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial

Wilhelm Kaufmann was a painter and varnisher who was murdered at Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1946.

Ulrich Wilcken

1862–1944 (age 82)

Neuer Friedhof Tutzing

Heinrich Wolfgang Seidel

1876–1945 (age 69)

Neuer Friedhof Tutzing

Heinrich Wolfgang Seidel was a German writer who lived from 1876 to 1945.

Leo von König

1871–1944 (age 73)

Neuer Friedhof Tutzing

Sophie Yorck von Wartenburg

1872–1945 (age 73)

Jagsthausen Cemetery

Sophie Yorck von Wartenburg lived from 1872 until 1945.

Michał Mič

1879–1946 (age 67)

Nebelschütz/Njebjelčicy cemetery

Johann Viktor Bredt

1879–1940 (age 61)

Hugostraße

Johann Viktor Bredt was a German politician who lived from 1879 to 1940.

Bogumił Šwjela

1873–1948 (age 75)

Nordfriedhof

Heinrich Bartels

1918–1944 (age 26)

Villip Cemetery

Heinrich Bartels was a German airman who died in 1944 at age twenty-six.

Jurij Kral

1864–1945 (age 81)

Radworski kěrchow

Hermann Mahr

1874–1945 (age 71)

Friedhof Frauenberg

Hermann Mahr was a German architect who lived from 1874 to 1945.

Herman Šleca

1892–1948 (age 56)

Protschenbergfriedhof

Paul Theodor Kappler

1887–1942 (age 55)

cimetière Michaeli

Paul Theodor Kappler was a parson who lived from 1887 to 1942.

Raymund Biedenbach

1910–1944 (age 34)

Friedhof Frauenberg

Walter Frenzel

1892–1941 (age 49)

Friedhof Salzenforst

Walter Frenzel was a German historian whose scholarly contributions enriched the field of historical studies.

Adolf Behrend

1869–1946 (age 77)

cemetery Pankow I

Jan Cyž-Hajničanski

1883–1948 (age 65)

Ostro cemetery

Jan Cyž-Hajničanski was a parochus who devoted his life to pastoral ministry and spiritual care.

Pawoł Šołta

1875–1948 (age 73)

Ostro cemetery

Hans von Gronau

1850–1940 (age 90)

Alter Friedhof Potsdam

Hans von Gronau was a military officer whose service extended through the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Franz Urbig

1864–1944 (age 80)

Alter Friedhof Potsdam

Hans Kania

1878–1947 (age 69)

Alter Friedhof Potsdam

Hans Kania was a German historian whose scholarly work advanced historical knowledge and documentation.

August Bonness

1890–1944 (age 54)

Alter Friedhof Potsdam

Heinrich Barth

1895–1949 (age 54)

Woodland cemetery Burbach

Heinrich Barth was a German politician who served during the early 20th century.

Siegfried Ruff

1895–1946 (age 51)

Zentralfriedhof Lüneburg

Richard Schering

1859–1942 (age 83)

Friedhof III der Gemeinde Jerusalems- und Neue Kirche

Richard Schering was a German pharmacist whose professional career contributed to pharmaceutical advancement.

Curt Adam

1875–1941 (age 66)

Friedhof III der Gemeinde Jerusalems- und Neue Kirche

Ludwig Hess

1877–1944 (age 67)

Friedhof III der Gemeinde Jerusalems- und Neue Kirche

Ludwig Hess was a German singer whose musical talents enriched cultural life.

Rudolf Reyher

1864–1940 (age 76)

Laurentiusfriedhof Miltenberg

August Friedrich Carl Hirsekorn

1851–1940 (age 89)

Friedhof III der Gemeinde Jerusalems- und Neue Kirche

August Friedrich Carl Hirsekorn was a German syndic who served in administrative and representative capacities.