In loving memory of
Georg Liske
August 16, 1913 — July 8, 1945
Georg Liske (b. Aug 16, 1913) lived as a husband and soldier whose life — and the promise it held — touched family and fellow prisoners. He is remembered with dignity by those who laid him to rest with honors.
Remembering Georg
A life held close in memory
Georg Liske was born August 16, 1913, in Germany. Public records connected with World War II prisoner registers identify him as Wachtmeister Georg Liske (service/registration number shown in POW records) and note he was married to Antonie (Anthonie/Antonie) Liske. Like many European men of his generation, Georg’s life was shaped by the upheavals of the 1930s and 1940s; by 1945 he was held as a prisoner of war in the United States at the temporary Camp Salina, a branch POW facility connected with Fort Douglas, Utah.
Though the public record about Georg’s everyday interests and work before the war is limited in the sources available, official burial and POW registers make clear he was a real person with family ties who did not return home. When he died on July 8, 1945, his death was recorded by U.S. military burial records. Georg was among the men buried with military honors at Fort Douglas Military Cemetery in Salt Lake City; his name appears on lists of enemy POW burials maintained by the National Cemetery Administration and in compiled POW death indexes held in U.S. archival records.
Those brief official traces — a birth date, a married name, a grave marker and a place in the Fort Douglas burial registers — are the enduring public record of Georg’s life. They show a human story often condensed in history to dates and documents: a husband, a soldier, and a man whose life was cut short far from his homeland. He was given a formal military burial in July 1945, and his grave remains a place where people can acknowledge him as an individual rather than a statistic.
Because surviving personal reminiscences and family-authored obituaries for Georg are not available in the public record consulted here, this remembrance focuses on the verified facts while honoring Georg Liske’s humanity. Even when historical records are sparse, each named life represents relationships and hopes that mattered to family and friends. Georg’s name on the Fort Douglas burial rolls preserves his memory and offers a place for reflection on the person he was and the life he lived before 1945.
Shared moments
From the gallery
Words from family and friends
Recent remembrances
Georg was gone far too soon. May the love, memories, and moments connected to this life continue to be treasured, and may those mourning find comfort in remembering what mattered most.