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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]
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 ...
World War II: 196 Attack on Mers-el-Kébir: 1940 World War II: 1,669 Operation Juno: 1940 World War II: 1,662 Last battle of Bismarck: 1941 World War II: 2,249 Battle of Cape Matapan: 1941 World War II: 2,303 Battle of Cape Bon: 1941 World War II: 817 Battle of the Java Sea: 1942 World War II: 2,336 Battle of Midway: 1942 World War II: 3,364 ...
Pages in category "Lists of people killed in World War II" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Dutch total casualties were 9,779 including 2,100 KIA. Civilian deaths totaled 13,000 in France 13,000 Belgium and 2,000 in the Netherlands. [ 1 ] A 2000 study by the German Armed Forces Military History Research Office estimated total German military dead at 50,000 in May and June 1940.
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths directly or indirectly caused by the deadliest wars in history. These numbers encompass the deaths of military personnel resulting directly from battles or other wartime actions, as well as wartime or war-related civilian deaths, often caused by war-induced epidemics , famines , or genocides .
This is a list of United States Armed Forces general officers and flag officers who were killed in World War II. The dates of death listed are from the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 to the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945, when the United States was officially involved in World War II. Included are generals and admirals who ...
Some civilians were killed in the Bombing of Dublin in World War II and County Carlow in apparently-accidental bombings by the Luftwaffe. [146] The bombings have been cited as the result of either deliberate attacks, errors in navigation or British electronic countermeasures against the Luftwaffe. It was established much later that the ...