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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.
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]
The following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history.The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding similar combat-related or civilian deaths) and civilian casualties during the battles.
World War I: Apr 8 - Nov 11, 1918 (191 days at the front) 3,832 [note 3] 1500 [25] 40~ German Empire 3rd Infantry Division: World War II: Nov 8, 1942-May 8, 1945 (553 days of combat) 6,000 4,922 18,766 554 1735 25,977 [26] Germany. Vichy France Italian Social Republic 1943–1945 Kingdom of Italy 1942–1943. 1st Marine Division [note 4] [27 ...
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, two campaigns during the Vietnam War (the Tet Offensive from January 30 to September 23, 1968 and the May Offensive from April 29 ...
Decisive Battles of World War II: Battles in Normandy (2004) Decisive Battles of World War II: Battles in Italy (2005) Battlefront (2007 video game) (2007) (Namesake of 1986 version) Kharkov: Disaster on the Donets (2008) Across the Dnepr: Second Edition (2010) (Expansion. Remake of 2003 namesake title.)
The Italians lost 2,400 killed. The UK force lost no ships and suffered minor casualties. [1] Siege of Malta June 1940-November 1942The UK lost 369 fighters in the air and 64 on the ground during the siege of Malta. Over 900 German and 600 Italian aircraft were lost in attacks on the island. 1,493 Maltese civilians were killed and 3,764 wounded ...
The Campaign for North Africa (CNA), subtitled "The Desert War, 1940–43", is a strategic board wargame published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1978 that simulates the entire North African campaign of World War II. It is considered one of the most complex wargames ever published, with ten recommended players and an estimated total ...