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Anton Saefkow
1903–1944
politician, resistance fighter
Official cause
decapitation
Frank Pickersgill
1915–1944
spy, SOE agent
Official cause
torture
Yolande Beekman
1911–1944
spy, French resistance fighter, resistance fighter
Official cause
gunshot wound
France Antelme
1900–1944
spy, SOE agent
Official cause
gunshot wound
Peng Xuefeng
1907–1944
military personnel
Official cause
homicide by firearm
Alois Grimm
1886–1944
Catholic priest, theologian, writer
Official cause
hanging to death
Joseph Müller
1894–1944
Catholic priest, resistance fighter, parson
Official cause
decapitation
Gus Sonnenberg
1898–1944
American football player, professional wrestler
Official cause
leukemia
William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
1917–1944
military personnel
Official cause
gunshot wound
Ulrich Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von Schwanenfeld
1902–1944
politician, military personnel, resistance fighter
Official cause
hanging to death
Jack Lynch
1918–1944
Australian rules football player
Official cause
traffic collision
Yoshirō Edamasa
1888–1944
film director, screenwriter, cinematographer
Official cause
tuberculosis
Erich Fellgiebel
1886–1944
military officer, resistance fighter
Official cause
gunshot wound
Hans Otto Erdmann
1896–1944
career soldier, resistance fighter
Official cause
hanging to death
Jamil Ahmadov
1924–1944
military personnel
Official cause
died of wounds
Léonce Vieljeux
1865–1944
military personnel, ship-owner, politician
Official cause
gunshot wound
Bella Rosenfeld
1889–1944
novelist, model, writer
Official cause
viral infectious disease
Manfred Freiherr von Killinger
1886–1944
politician, diplomat, writer
Official cause
gunshot wound
Liviu Rebreanu
1885–1944
writer, journalist, playwright
Official cause
lung disease
Jacques Stosskopf
1898–1944
military engineer, French resistance fighter, engineer
Official cause
gunshot wound
Alfons Mazurek
1891–1944
Catholic priest
Official cause
gunshot wound
Ernst Knaack
1914–1944
resistance fighter, political activist
Official cause
decapitation by guillotine
Teresa Bracco
1924–1944
Official cause
gunshot wound
Bronislav Kaminski
1899–1944
military personnel, politician, Commander
Official cause
gunshot wound