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This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths that are either directly or indirectly caused by war.These numbers include the deaths of military personnel which are the direct results of a battle or other military wartime actions, as well as wartime/war-related deaths of civilians which are often results of war-induced epidemics, famines, genocide, etc. Due to incomplete records, the ...
France's losses during World War II totaled 600,000 people (1.44% of the population), including 210,000 military deaths from all causes, and 390,000 civilian deaths due to military activity and crimes against humanity. [155]
By the end of World War II, the Free French unit counted 273 certified victories, 37 non-certified victories, and 45 damaged aircraft with 869 fights and 42 dead. [39] On 31 May 1945, Normandie-Niemen squadrons were directed to Moscow by the Soviet authorities, who decided to allow them to return to France with their aircraft as a reward. [40]
People executed during the French Revolution (1 C, 12 P) F. French clergy killed in the French Revolution (20 P) M. Massacres of the French Revolution (2 C, 9 P) P.
World War II deaths by country World War II deaths by theater. World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history.An estimated total of 70–85 million deaths were caused by the conflict, representing about 3% of the estimated global population of 2.3 billion in 1940. [1]
French casualties of World War II (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "French war casualties" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect ...
This is a list of wars involving modern France from the abolition of the French monarchy and the establishment of the French First Republic on 21 September 1792 until the current Fifth Republic. For wars involving the Kingdom of France (987–1792), see List of wars involving the Kingdom of France. For pre-987 wars, see List of wars involving ...
murder of French civilians by German troops (SS Das Reich) Graignes massacre: 11 June 1944: Graignes, Manche: 61 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division: 17 American POWs were bayonetted and shot to death and 44 French civilians accused of assisting the Americans were shot by German troops. Dun-les-Places massacre: 28 June 1944: Dun-les-Places: 27