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Veshkayma, Ulyanovsk Oblast. Russia. 3. 1. F. Ruslan Akhtyamov, 26. No. Suicide. The # symbol indicates the massacre's ranking by number of deaths (since this list is sorted by death toll, not by date or by number of overall casualties).
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths that are either directly or indirectly caused by war.These numbers include the deaths of military personnel which are the direct results of a battle or other military wartime actions, as well as wartime/war-related deaths of civilians which are often results of war-induced epidemics, famines, genocide, etc. Due to incomplete records, the ...
The total number of militaryand civilian casualtiesin World War Iwas 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. The total number of deaths includes from 9 to 11 million military personnel.
World War II: 18,600 16,500 Siege of Odessa: 1941 World War II: 133,813 [24] 133,813 Battle of Kiev: 1941 World War II: 761,783 [24] 761,783 Second Siege of Sevastopol: 1941–1942 World War II: 236,437 236,437 Third Battle of Changsha: 1942 World War II: 84,862 [25] 84,862 First Battle of Voronezh: 1942 World War II: 662,847 662,847 Battle of ...
t. e. Mass killings under communist regimes occurred through a variety of means during the 20th century, including executions, famine, deaths through forced labour, deportation, starvation, and imprisonment. Some of these events have been classified as genocides or crimes against humanity. Other terms have been used to describe these events ...
On August 22, 1914, during the Battle of the Frontiers, five separate French armies engaged the German invaders independently of each other. Across all those battlefields, on that single day, 27,000 French soldiers lost their lives protecting their country. [1] The term casualty in warfare is often misunderstood.
This first table gives a convenient overview of the general categories and broad causes. The leading cause is cardiovascular disease at 31.59% of all deaths. Rate of death by cause. Percent of all deaths. Category. Cause. Percent. Percent. I. Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional disorders.
List of natural disasters by death toll. Global multihazard mortality risks and distribution (2005) for cyclones, drought, earthquakes, floods, landslides, and volcanoes (excluding heat waves, snowstorms, and other deadly hazards). A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life ...