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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.
Self-made with figures from World War I Casualties Originally created by User:Dna-Dennis, and released into the public domain. User:Wereon created the vectorization (svg) of the original png-version. User:Dna-Dennis updated it October 16, 2007, changing colors and adding shades to give the chart a more subtle feel than the png-version. Author
Piechart showing percentage of military deaths during World War I for the Central Powers. Date: 16 October 2007: Source: Self-made with figures from World War I Casualties Originally created by User:Dna-Dennis, and released into the public domain. User:Wereon created the vectorization (svg) of the original png-version.
The Battle of Somme only lasted four months, but this famous First World War battle was one of the bloodiest in human history – and because of one soldier, we're finally getting a real look at ...
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths that are either directly or indirectly caused by the war. These numbers usually include the deaths of military personnel which are the direct results of a battle or other military wartime actions, as well as the wartime/war-related deaths of civilians which are the results of war-induced epidemics, famines, atrocities, genocide, etc.
It was in the west that the newly industrialized world powers could focus their end products of the military–industrial complex. The deadliest day of the war was during the opening days of the conflict. The Imperial German war council had initiated the Schlieffen Plan which involved multiple armies flooding through the borders of Belgium and ...
This article lists battles and campaigns in which the number of U.S. soldiers killed was higher than 1,000. The battles and campaigns that reached that number of deaths in the field are so far limited to the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and one campaign during the Vietnam War (the Tet Offensive from January 30 to September 23, 1968).
After the War a Medal and Maybe a Job at Opposition to World War I, by John Sloan (edited by Durova) National Fund for the Welsh Troops at History of the United Kingdom during the First World War , by Frank Brangwyn (edited by Durova )