Deaths in the 1940s
23,000+ memorials
Victor d'Urbal
1858–1943 (age 85)
Vault of Governors
Augustin Hubert
1918–1944 (age 26)
Hermanville British war cemetery
Augustin Hubert was a wartime service member who fell in 1944 and is commemorated at Hermanville British War Cemetery.
Augustin Eugène Mariaux
1864–1944 (age 80)
Vault of Governors
Robert Heberden Barber
1916–1944 (age 28)
Hermanville British war cemetery
Robert Heberden Barber was a wartime service member who died in 1944 and rests at Hermanville British War Cemetery.
Francis Russell Dacres Byng
1916–1944 (age 28)
Brouay War Cemetery
Charles Vere Broke
1911–1944 (age 33)
Brouay War Cemetery
Warwick Henry Archdall
1916–1944 (age 28)
Hermanville British war cemetery
Edward Robert Guy Ripley
1911–1944 (age 33)
Brouay War Cemetery
Richard Percival Hawksley Burbury
1906–1944 (age 38)
Hermanville British war cemetery
British serviceman who died in service during the Second World War.
Ivan Flowers
1919–1944 (age 25)
Cambes-En-Plaine War Cemetery
Jean Prévost
1901–1944 (age 43)
Nécropole de Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte
French screenwriter and resistance figure who died in 1944.
France Bloch-Sérazin
1913–1943 (age 30)
nécropole nationale du Struthof
Gustave Mesny
1886–1945 (age 59)
Nécropole nationale d'Haubourdin
French military personnel who served his nation throughout his career.
André Derocque
1898–1940 (age 42)
Fere-Champenoise National Cemetery
Gaston Janssen
1884–1940 (age 56)
Fort des Dunes National Cemetery
French General whose military leadership shaped the armed forces during the early twentieth century.
Maurice Anjot
1904–1944 (age 40)
Nécropole nationale de Morette
Pierre Dame
1887–1940 (age 53)
Nécropole nationale d'Haubourdin
French military personnel who served with dedication during his career.
Tom Morel
1915–1944 (age 29)
Nécropole nationale de Morette
Édouard Ahnne
1867–1945 (age 78)
Uranie Cemetery
French politician who served his nation in public office.
Xavier Langlois
1911–1944 (age 33)
Nécropole nationale de Rougemont
André Delieutraz
1926–1944 (age 18)
Nécropole nationale de Morette
Young French resistance fighter who died fighting against Nazi occupation in 1944.
Albert Litas
1905–1945 (age 40)
Nécropole nationale de Boulouris
Sigismond Damm
1905–1944 (age 39)
nécropole nationale du Struthof
French resistance fighter who died opposing Nazi occupation during the Second World War.
Michel Gartner
1919–1944 (age 25)
nécropole nationale du Struthof
Léa Maury
1905–1943 (age 38)
Nécropole nationale d'Haubourdin
French activist who dedicated herself to social and political causes.
Lieutenant Girardon
1920–1944 (age 24)
Nécropole nationale de Boulouris
Lieutenant Girardon, a 1920-born officer, paid the ultimate price in 1944 and now rests at the Nécropole nationale de B...
John Dujourd'hui
1922–1944 (age 22)
Nécropole nationale de Morette
Young French resistance fighter who died fighting for liberation in 1944.
Lambert Dancet
1918–1944 (age 26)
Nécropole nationale de Morette
Lambert Dancet devoted himself to the French military and now lies at the Nécropole nationale de Morette after his 1944...
Louis Vitipon
1918–1944 (age 26)
Nécropole nationale de Morette
French military personnel who died in service during World War II.
Florian Andujar-Garcia
1912–1944 (age 32)
Nécropole nationale de Morette
Florian Andujar-Garcia, a resistance fighter born in 1912, was killed in 1944 and is remembered at the Nécropole nation...
Manuel Corps-Moraleda
1915–1944 (age 29)
Nécropole nationale de Morette
Spanish resistance fighter who died fighting against Nazi occupation in France.
Antonio Perez-Ortiz
1920–1944 (age 24)
Nécropole nationale de Morette
Antonio Perez-Ortiz, a resistance fighter born in 1920, gave his life in 1944 and now rests at the Nécropole nationale ...
Franz Stock
1904–1948 (age 44)
église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Chartres
German Catholic priest who provided spiritual comfort to prisoners and condemned during World War II.
Père Jacques
1900–1945 (age 45)
Couvent des Carmes d'Avon
Père Jacques, a priest born in 1900, shepherded the faithful through the darkest hours and now rests at the Couvent des...
Jacques Feldbau
1914–1945 (age 31)
Cronenbourg Jewish cemetery
French mathematician of exceptional ability whose life was cut short during the Holocaust.
Michel Maximilien Leenhardt
1853–1941 (age 88)
Protestant cemetery in Montpellier
Michel Maximilien Leenhardt, a painter born in 1853, is remembered for his thoughtful work and lies in the Protestant ce...
Jaques Pagézy
1875–1946 (age 71)
Protestant cemetery in Montpellier
French military officer with a long career spanning multiple decades of service.
Claude Ben Zimra
1920–1944 (age 24)
cemetery of Rillieux
Claude Ben Zimra, a decorator born in 1920, passed in 1944 and now lies in the cemetery of Rillieux.
Siegfried Prock
1902–1944 (age 42)
cemetery of Rillieux
Individual who lived through the turbulent period of World War II in Europe.
François Canellas
1874–1946 (age 72)
cemetery of Crépieux-la-Pape
François Canellas, a politician born in 1874, is commemorated at the cemetery of Crépieux-la-Pape after his death in 1...
René Locca
d. 1944
Saint-Martin cemetery
French resistance fighter who died fighting for the liberation of France.
Élie Mermet
1927–1944 (age 17)
Saint-Martin cemetery
Élie Mermet, whose vocation is not recorded, died in 1944 and rests at the Saint-Martin cemetery.
Eugène Guillermier
d. 1944
Saint-Martin cemetery
French resistance fighter who died in the struggle against Nazi occupation.
Stanislas Dziobeck
1926–1944 (age 18)
Saint-Martin cemetery
Stanislas Dziobeck, a resistance fighter born in 1926, fell in 1944 and is buried in the Saint-Martin cemetery.
Antoine Tatin
d. 1944
Saint-Martin cemetery
Individual who lived through the World War II period in France.
François Lafontaine
1899–1944 (age 45)
Saint-Martin cemetery
François Lafontaine is remembered for his steady dedication to his neighbors and now rests in Saint-Martin cemetery.
Léon Vacher
d. 1944
Saint-Martin cemetery
French resistance fighter who died fighting for the liberation of his country.
Aimé Scheveyer
1924–1944 (age 20)
Saint-Martin cemetery
Aimé Scheveyer is honored for the warmth he gave to others and lies at peace in Saint-Martin cemetery.
Claudius Hutt
1911–1940 (age 29)
Saint-Martin cemetery
Claudius Hutt (1911–1940) was interred in Saint-Martin cemetery.
Paul Desvignes
d. 1944
Saint-Martin cemetery
Paul Desvignes is remembered with gratitude by those who cherish the lives lost in 1944 and rests in Saint-Martin cemete...