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Russo-Japanese War: 0.12–0.16 million [222] 1904–1905 Empire of Japan vs. Russian Empire: East Asia Sudanese civil war (2023–present) 0.15 million [223] [224] 2023–present Sudan and allies vs. Rapid Support Forces and allies Sudan Algerian Civil War: 0.15 million [225] 1992–2002 Multiple sides North Africa Arab-Israeli conflict
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 occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung.Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until the capitulation of German forces in Europe on 8 May 1945.
One of the leading sabotage organisations in Norway during most of World War II was the communist Osvald Group led by Asbjørn Sunde. [11] During the war years, the resistance movement in occupied Norway had 1,433 members killed, of whom 255 were women. [12]
The Germans deployed 107,000 men to seize Denmark and Norway and suffered total casualties on land of 5,660, (including 1,317 killed on land and 2,375 at sea. The UK, France and Poland forces totaled 80,000 men and suffered total casualties on land of 4,000. [6] Norway deployed 5 divisions with 90,000 men. [1] and lost 2,000 dead and missing . [7]
[149] [150] According to the Commonwealth war Graves Commission "In all, nearly 2,000 men from the Chinese Labour Corps died during the First World War, some as a direct result of enemy action, or of wounds received in the course of their duties, but many more in the influenza epidemic that swept Europe in 1918–19" [15] One historical ...
Norwegian civilians killed in World War II (52 P) M. Norwegian military personnel killed in World War II (29 P)
From 5–10 May, the fighting in the Narvik area was the only active theatre of land war in the Second World War. At the outset, the position of the German commander— Dietl —was not good: his 2,000 troops were outnumbered.