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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.
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
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.
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths directly or indirectly caused by war. 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 .
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
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During World War I, 4,734,991 served in the American military. [2] There were a total of 116,516 deaths, with 53,402 of those occurring in battle. [ 2 ] Another 63,114 died of noncombat reasons, including about 45,000 due to the 1918 outbreak of Spanish flu ; 30,000 soldiers died before they even reached France.
This list of military engagements of World War I covers terrestrial, maritime, and aerial conflicts, including campaigns, operations, defensive positions, and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period of time.