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Kyiv, 23 June 1941. A victim of starvation in besieged Leningrad suffering from muscle atrophy in 1941. World War II losses of the Soviet Union were about 27,000,000 both civilian and military from all war-related causes, [1] although exact figures are disputed. A figure of 20 million was considered official during the Soviet era.
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]
The most notable example of this was the Battle of Kiev, where over 600,000 Soviet troops were quickly killed, captured or missing. [72] By the end of 1941, the Soviet military had suffered 4.3 million casualties [73] and the Germans had captured 3.0 million Soviet prisoners, 2.0 million of whom died in German captivity by February 1942. [70]
The losses after the evacuation are not known (September 19-October 2, 1939). [3] Soviet Union: Total losses were 17,900 bombers, 23,600 ground attacker, 46,800 fighter aircraft, and 18,100 training, transport and other aircraft; an overall loss of over 106,400 aircraft; 46,100 in combat and 60,300 non-combat. Of which, 18,300 Lend-Lease ...
Russian casualties of war lists deaths of Russian armed forces and Russian citizens caused by conflicts in which Russia was involved. The Soviet wars listed below also include deaths of all Soviet armed forces and all Soviet citizens caused by conflicts in which The Soviet Union was involved. Conflict. Start. End. Military Dead. Military wounded.
German, Italian, Hungarian and Bulgarian of 650,000 men in 33 divisions faced 800,000 Yugoslav forces organized in 28 divisions. German forces suffered 151 KIA and 407 WIA. Italian and Hungarian losses totaled 1,000. 341,000 Yugoslavs were taken prisoner and 3,000 to 17,000 civilians killed in the bombing of Belgrade.
Poland–Lithuania vs Swedish Empire and Russia: Eastern Europe French Wars of Religion: 2–4 million [39] 1562–1598 French catholics vs Huguenots: France Korean War: 2.5–3.5 million [40] [22] 1950–1953 North Korea and allies vs. South Korea and allies Korean Peninsula Vietnam War: 1.1–3.4 million [41] [42] 1955–1975
Operation Barbarossa[g] was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and many of its Axis allies, starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. It was the largest and costliest land offensive in human history, with around 10 million combatants taking part, [26] and over 8 million casualties by the end of the operation. [27][28]