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British and German wounded, Bernafay Wood, 19 July 1916. Photo by Ernest Brooks.. 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.
World War I: 15–22 million [12] [13] 1914–1918 Allied Powers vs. Central Powers: Global Conquests of Timur: 7–20 million [6] 1369–1405 Timurid Empire vs. various states in Asia Central Asia, West Asia, and South Asia An Lushan rebellion: 13 million [14] 754–763 Tang Dynasty and Uyghur Khaganate vs. Yan Dynasty: China Spanish conquest ...
World War I began as a clash of 20th-century technology and 19th-century tactics, with the inevitably large ensuing casualties. By the end of 1917, however, the major armies had modernised and were making use of telephone, wireless communication , [ 326 ] armoured cars , tanks (especially with the advent of the prototype tank, Little Willie ...
..The following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. ... World War I: 25,300 6,000 Siege of Przemyśl: 1914 World War I: 253,000
As General Günther Blumentritt wrote in his memoirs: «I will cite a little-known but significant fact, our losses on the eastern front were much higher than on the western.» [137] Historian Oleynikov estimated the total losses at 5,100,000 people, [4] The maximum estimate was up to 6,000,000 casualties, this ratio is much better than on the ...
Military units and formations of World War I by country (20 C) + Allies of World War I (4 C, 15 P) A. Albania in World War I (3 C, 9 P) Argentina in World War I (5 P)
World War II deaths; includes deaths from the Crown Colonies: Arab revolt in Palestine: 1936 1939 262 262 Iraqi revolt against the British: 1920 1920 1,000 1,000 Tauber, E., The Formation of Modern Syria and Iraq, pp. 312-314 Anglo-Irish War: 1919 1921 776 [7] 898 [7] 1,674 Military includes Royal Irish Constabulary. Irish civilians were all ...
Ottoman casualties of World War I were the civilian and military casualties sustained by the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Almost 1.5% of the Ottoman population, or approximately 300,000 people of the Empire's 21 million population in 1914, [1] were estimated to have been killed during the war. Of the total 300,000 casualties ...