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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]
0.2 million [195] 499 BC–449 BC Greek city-states vs. Achaemenid Empire: Southeast Europe, West Asia, and Northeast Africa Guatemalan Civil War: 0.14–0.2 million [196] [197] 1960–1996 Government of Guatemala vs. Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity Central America North Yemen Civil War: 0.1–0.2 million [198] [199] 1962–1970
As of June 2018 total of US World War II casualties listed as MIA is 72,823 [94] e. ^ Korean War : Note: [ 20 ] gives Dead as 33,746 and Wounded as 103, 284 and MIA as 8,177. The American Battle Monuments Commission database for the Korean War reports that "The Department of Defense reports that 54,246 American service men and women lost their ...
World War II: 50,000: Second Guangxi campaign: 1945: World War II: 1,000,000 ... United States military casualties of war – Military personnel casualties of the ...
The Second World War pitted two alliances against each other, the Axis powers and the Allied powers. It is estimated that 74 million people died, with estimates ranging from 40 million to 90 million dead (including all genocide casualties). [1]
War in North Africa Dec.1940 to Feb 1941 A summary. British Commonwealth forces totaling 63,000 men suffered losses of 476 killed, 1,225 wounded and 43 missing. Italian forces were routed losing 10 divisions 20,000 killed and wounded plus 130,000 POW captured.
This article lists battles and campaigns in which the number of U.S. soldiers killed was higher than 1,000. The battles and campaigns that reached that number of deaths in the field are so far limited to the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and one campaign during the Vietnam War (the Tet Offensive from January 30 to September 23, 1968).
World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all the world's countries participated, with many investing all available civilian resources in pursuit of total war .