Deaths in the 1970s

Fritz von Falkenhayn

1890–1973 (age 83)

Bornstedt Cemetery

Alois Eckert

1887–1976 (age 89)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Alois Eckert was a Catholic priest whose spiritual ministry served his community during the twentieth century.

Karl Baedeker

1910–1979 (age 69)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Arnold Fanck

1889–1974 (age 85)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Arnold Fanck was a pioneering German screenwriter and filmmaker of the early twentieth century.

Hermann Boehm

1884–1972 (age 88)

Kiel North Cemetery

Anton Dichtel

1901–1978 (age 77)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Anton Dichtel was a German politician active during the twentieth century.

Bruno Knittel

1918–1977 (age 59)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Eduard Rehn

1880–1972 (age 92)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Eduard Rehn was a respected German surgeon of the twentieth century.

Fritz Schieler

1899–1970 (age 71)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Hermann Krauss

1899–1971 (age 72)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Hermann Krauss was a German physician active during the twentieth century.

Erich Gaertner

1882–1973 (age 91)

Hauptfriedhof Freiburg

Carl Becker

1925–1973 (age 48)

Nordfriedhof

Carl Becker was a German university teacher and academic educator.

Peter Igelhoff

1904–1978 (age 74)

Nordfriedhof

Hans Pössenbacher

1895–1979 (age 84)

Nordfriedhof

Hans Pössenbacher was a German stage actor of the twentieth century.

Anton Fingerle

1912–1976 (age 64)

Nordfriedhof

Ernst Meister

1911–1979 (age 68)

Delstern

Ernst Meister was a German writer and literary figure of the twentieth century.

Karl Jellinghaus

1897–1973 (age 76)

Delstern

Kurt Horwitz

1897–1974 (age 77)

Nordfriedhof

Kurt Horwitz was a German stage actor active during the twentieth century.

Fritz Benscher

1904–1970 (age 66)

Nordfriedhof

Hans Prinz

1907–1978 (age 71)

Nordfriedhof

Hans Prinz was a German electrical engineer of the twentieth century.

Heinz-Günter Stamm

1907–1978 (age 71)

Nordfriedhof

Herrmann Mostar

1901–1973 (age 72)

Nordfriedhof

Herrmann Mostar was a German writer and literary figure of the twentieth century.

Maria Valente

1897–1977 (age 80)

Nordfriedhof

Karoline Wittmann

1913–1978 (age 65)

Nordfriedhof

Karoline Wittmann was a German painter whose artistic career spanned the mid-twentieth century.

Konrad Rubner

1886–1974 (age 88)

Nordfriedhof

Ralph Maria Siegel

1911–1972 (age 61)

Nordfriedhof

Ralph Maria Siegel was a German writer whose literary contributions spanned the twentieth century.

Reinhart Maurach

1902–1976 (age 74)

Nordfriedhof

Richard Theile

1913–1974 (age 61)

Nordfriedhof

Richard Theile was a German physicist who contributed to scientific advancement in the twentieth century.

Jan-Carl Raspe

1944–1977 (age 33)

Dornhaldenfriedhof

Gudrun Ensslin

1940–1977 (age 37)

Dornhaldenfriedhof

Gudrun Ensslin was a controversial political figure whose life and actions shaped discussions about activism and extremi...

Wilhelm Fahrmbacher

1888–1970 (age 82)

Friedhof Garmisch

Ulrike Meinhof

1934–1976 (age 42)

Friedhof III der Dreifaltigkeitsgemeinde

Ulrike Meinhof was a German writer and journalist whose life became intertwined with radical political movements of the ...

Andreas Baader

1943–1977 (age 34)

Dornhaldenfriedhof

Wilhelm Schüchter

1911–1974 (age 63)

Großholthausen

Wilhelm Schüchter was a German conductor whose career contributed significantly to musical life in the twentieth centur...

Wilhelm Tönnis

1898–1978 (age 80)

Oespel

Fritz Hüser

1908–1979 (age 71)

Großholthausen

Fritz Hüser was a German librarian whose career advanced knowledge preservation and public access to cultural resources...

Klaus A. de Keyserlingk

1902–1974 (age 72)

Müddersheim

Wilhelm Wimmer

1889–1973 (age 84)

Friedhof Garmisch

Wilhelm Wimmer was a German aircraft pilot whose career spanned the formative decades of aviation history.

Willi Röscheisen

1906–1972 (age 66)

Großholthausen

Alfons Bernzen

1910–1976 (age 66)

Waldfriedhof Volksdorf

Alfons Bernzen was a twentieth-century figure whose life spanned a transformative era in European history.

Gustav Steinbömer

1881–1972 (age 91)

Burgtorfriedhof

Günther Lüders

1905–1975 (age 70)

Burgtorfriedhof

Günther Lüders was a German comedian whose performances entertained audiences throughout the twentieth century.

Gertrud Siemers

1895–1975 (age 80)

Burgtorfriedhof

Lale Andersen

1905–1972 (age 67)

Dünenfriedhof Langeoog

German screenwriter whose work shaped early-to-mid twentieth century German cinema.

Lea Grundig

1906–1977 (age 71)

Heidefriedhof

Otto Trillitzsch

1898–1974 (age 76)

Heidefriedhof

German politician whose career spanned a transformative period in twentieth century history.

Fritz Tröger

1894–1978 (age 84)

Heidefriedhof

Bernhard Stohr

1899–1971 (age 72)

Heidefriedhof

Marxist historian whose scholarly work advanced historical materialism and social analysis.

Valeska Gert

1892–1978 (age 86)

Friedhof Ruhleben

Arnold Słucki

1920–1972 (age 52)

Friedhof Ruhleben

Polish writer whose literary contributions enriched twentieth century European letters.