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Civilian deaths, due to the flight and expulsion of Germans and the forced labor of Germans in the Soviet Union, are sometimes included with World War II casualties. During the Cold War , the West German government estimated the death toll at 2.225 million [ 14 ] in the wartime evacuations, forced labor in the Soviet Union as well as the post ...
During World War II, 1.2 million African Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces and 708 were killed in action. 350,000 American women served in the Armed Forces during World War II and 16 were killed in action. [342] During World War II, 26,000 Japanese-Americans served in the Armed Forces and over 800 were killed in action. [343]
UK civilian losses in the German Blitz that ended in May 1941 totaled 43,381 killed and 50,856 injured. German Luftwaffe losses from August 1940 until March 1941 were 2,840 aircraft. Casualties of the German aircrew were 3,363 KIA, 2,117 WIA and 2,641 taken prisoner.
Pages in category "German civilians killed in World War II" The following 141 pages are in this category, out of 141 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
According to most sources, World War II was the most lethal war in world history, with some 70 million killed in six years. According to some, the civilian to combatant fatality ratio in World War II lies somewhere between 3:2 and 2:1, or from 60% to 67%. [15] [16] According to others, the ratio is at least 3:1 and potentially higher. [17]
World War II: 1,286,367 (including civilians) ... World War II: 280,120 Soviet casualties; German casualties unknown
German civilians killed in World War II (1 C, 141 P) M. German military personnel killed in World War II (10 C, 102 P) N. ... German casualties in World War II; T.
See: Bombing of France during World War II. Cologne: Germany: 30–31 May 1942 411 Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command: Firestorm. See: Bombing of Cologne in World War II. Stalingrad: Soviet Union: 23 August 1942 955 [14] Oberkommando der Luftwaffe: Firestorm. See: Bombing of Stalingrad in World War II. Mortsel: Belgium: 5 April 1943 936