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  2. World War I casualties - Wikipedia

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    The total number of military and civilian casualties in World War I was about 40 million: estimates range from around 15 to 22 million deaths [1] and about 23 million wounded military personnel, ranking it among the deadliest conflicts in human history. The total number of deaths includes from 9 to 11 million military personnel.

  3. World War I - Wikipedia

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    Over 4,386,000. Civilian dead: Over 3,700,000. Total dead: Over 8,000,000. ... further details. World War I[j] or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting took place mainly in Europe and the Middle ...

  4. Deadliest single days of World War I - Wikipedia

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    On August 22, 1914, during the Battle of the Frontiers, five separate French armies engaged the German invaders independently of each other. Across all those battlefields, on that single day, 27,000 French soldiers lost their lives protecting their country. [1] The term casualty in warfare is often misunderstood.

  5. List of wars by death toll - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  6. United States military casualties of war - Wikipedia

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    See also World War I casualties. da. ^ World War II Note: as of March 31, 1946, there were an estimated 286,959 dead of whom 246,492 were identified; of 40,467 who were unidentified 18,641 were located {10,986 reposed in military cemeteries and 7,655 in isolated graves} and 21,826 were reported not located. As of April 6, 1946, there were 539 ...

  7. Battle of Verdun - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Verdun (French: Bataille de Verdun [bataj də vɛʁdœ̃]; German: Schlacht um Verdun [ʃlaxt ʔʊm ˈvɛɐ̯dœ̃]) was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse.

  8. Category:World War I casualties - Wikipedia

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    The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Tintenzeichnung mit Kriegsgraebern.obverse.01.jpg 593 × 418; 159 KB. Tintenzeichnung mit Kriegsgraebern.reverse.01.jpg 593 × 418; 133 KB. Categories: World War I. War casualties by war. Commons category link is on Wikidata.

  9. Gallipoli campaign - Wikipedia

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    Total: 255,268 (56,643 dead)[12][13] The Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the Battle of Gallipoli (Turkish: Gelibolu Muharebesi, Çanakkale Muharebeleri or Çanakkale Savaşı) was a military campaign in the First World War on the Gallipoli peninsula (now Gelibolu) from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916.