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In explicitly Rhodesian units, 127 were killed, 24 died of wounds, 101 died of disease or other causes and 294 were wounded. Of the territory's black African servicemen, 31 were killed in action, 142 died of other causes and 116 were wounded. [109] Total: 18,000 Kingdom of Yugoslavia; The following estimates are for Yugoslavia within the 1991 ...
Bubble chart of wars with over 1.5 million deaths. [222] Combatant deaths in conventional wars, 1800-2011. [223] Seven deadliest wars after 1900. The length of each spiral segment is proportional to the war's duration and its area size to its death toll.
A gladiator (Latin: gladiator ' swordsman ', from Latin gladius 'sword') was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their lives and their legal and social standing by ...
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."
During this short occupation, between 3,500 and 4,000 Serb civilians were killed in executions and acts of random violence by marauding troops. [5] Šabac, pictured in August 1914, was the first target of the Austro-Hungarian punitive expedition and the site of many atrocities committed against the local population.
Lions, of course, are most associated with the arena, often finding innocent Christians as their prey. In "Gladiator II," a fighter is seen riding into the Colosseum on a giant rhino.
Almost as soon as they were invented, planes were drafted for military service. Battles: 1914 in aviation. Raid on Cuxhaven; Air combat of October 5, 1914 Strategic bombing during World War I (1914–1918) German bombing of Paris during First World War; German bombing of Britain (1914–1918) Bombing of London during the First World War
595,606 killed, captured, and missing 300,000 Soviet prisoners Battle of Uman: 1941: World War II: 223,853: Battle of Kiev (included in Barbarossa) 1941: World War II: 761,783 killed, captured, and missing Battle of Bryansk: 1941: World War II: 700,000 Soviet killed, captured and missing German casualties unknown. Battle of Moscow (included in ...