January 2 January - Thomas Kurzhals (60), German composer (born 1953) 2 January - Dirk Sager (73), German journalist (born 1940) 9 January - Winfried Hassemer (74), German criminal law scholar (born 1940) 22 January - Fred Bertelmann (88), German singer (born 1925) 31 January - Gundi Busch (78), German figure skater (born 1935) February 2 February - Gerd Albrecht (78), German conductor (born 1935) 4 February - Hubert Luthe, German bishop of Roman Catholic Church (born 1927) 6 February - Peter Philipp (42), German writer and comedian (born 1971) 17 February - Peter Florin (92), German politician and diplomat (born 1921) 18 February - Bernd Noske (67), German singer and drummer (born 1946) 24 February - Günter Reisch (86), German film director and screenwriter (born 1927) 25 February - Wilfried Brauer (76), German computer scientist (born 1937) March 1 March - Eckart Höfling (77), German Roman Catholic priest in Brazil (born 1936) 7 March - Heiko Bellmann (63), German biologist and zoologist (born 1950) 9 March - Justus Pfaue (72), German author and director (born 1942) 14 March - Werner Rackwitz (84), German opera director (born 1929) April 3 April - Michael Prinz von Preußen (74), German writer and royalty (born 1940) 4 April - Klaus Meyer (76), German footballer (born 1937) 8 April - Herbert Schoen (84), German footballer (born 1929) 8 April - Karlheinz Deschner (89), German writer (born 1924) 11 April - Helga Mees (76), German fencer (born 1937) 11 April - Eduard Gaugler (85), German economist (born 1928) 21 April - Ilse von Bredow (91), German writer (born 1922) 22 April - Werner Potzernheim (87), German cyclist (born 1927) 25 April - Stefanie Zweig (81), German writer (born 1932) 26 April - Adolf Seilacher (89), German palaeontologist (born 1925) May 1 May - Heinz Schenk (89), German television presenter (born 1924) 1 May - Georg Stollenwerk (83), German footballer and trainer (born 1930) 6 May - Cornelius Gurlitt (81), German art collector (born 1932) 14 May - Wolfgang Heyl, politician (born 1921) 16 May - Rolf Boysen (94), German actor (born 1920) 23 May - Richard Kolitsch (24), German footballer (born 1989) 30 May - Michael Szameit (63), German writer (born 1950) June 4 June - Kurt Conradi (89), German actor (born 1924) 6 June - Hermann Bahlsen (86), German manager (born 1927) 9 June - Reinhard Höppner (65), German politician (born 1948) 12 June