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429 Notable deaths
by hanging
Hellmuth Stieff
German general and opponent to nazism (1901-1944).
Born June 6th, 1901 in Iława. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1944 at 43 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging). [ref]
Robert Bernardis
Austrian resistance fighter involved in the attempt to kill german dictator adolf hitler in the july 20 plot in 1944.
Born August 7th, 1908 in Innsbruck.
Died August 8th, 1944 at 36 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky
Hungarian politician (1886-1944).
Born July 6th, 1886 in Szarvas.
Died December 24th, 1944 at 58 years old in Sopronkőhida (hanging).
Harald Turner
Ss officer.
Born October 8th, 1891 in Leun.
Died March 9th, 1947 at 55 years old in Belgrade (hanging).
Fritz Dietrich
Ss officer.
Born August 6th, 1898 in Lavarone.
Died October 22nd, 1948 at 50 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging).
Ferenc Szombathelyi
Hungarian general (1887-1946).
Died November 4th, 1946 at 59 years old in Petrovaradin (hanging).
Olivier Marleix
French politician.
Born February 6th, 1971 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died July 7th, 2025 at 54 years old in Anet (hanging). [ref]
Traycho Kostov
Bulgarian politician (1897-1949).
Born June 17th, 1897 in Sofia.
Died December 17th, 1949 at 52 years old in Sofia (hanging).
Albrecht von Hagen
German politician (1904-1944).
Born March 11th, 1904 in Gmina Połczyn-Zdrój.
Died August 8th, 1944 at 40 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
René Pottier
French racing cyclist.
Born June 5th, 1879 in Moret-sur-Loing.
Died January 25th, 1907 at 27 years old in Levallois-Perret (hanging).
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