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British and German wounded, Bernafay Wood, 19 July 1916. Photo by Ernest Brooks.. The total number of military and civilian casualties in World War I was 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.
Pages in category "German military personnel killed in World War I" The following 197 pages are in this category, out of 197 total.
German casualties at the Somme, 1916 In February 1916, the Germans attacked French defensive positions at the Battle of Verdun , lasting until December 1916. Casualties were greater for the French, but the Germans bled heavily as well, with anywhere from 700,000 [ 89 ] to 975,000 [ 90 ] casualties between the two combatants.
German military personnel killed in World War I (197 P) Pages in category "German casualties of World War I" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Pages in category "German military personnel of World War I" The following 122 pages are in this category, out of 122 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The original black and white photographs were painstakingly colourised to mark the World War One centenary.
German casualties took a sudden jump with the defeat of the Sixth Army at Stalingrad in January 1943, when 180,310 soldiers were killed in one month. Among the 5.3 million Wehrmacht casualties during the Second World War, more than 80 per cent died during the last two years of the war.
They each lasted most of the year, achieved minimal gains, and drained away the best soldiers of both sides. Verdun became the iconic symbol of the murderous power of modern defensive weapons, with 280,000 German casualties, and 315,000 French. At the Somme, there were over 400,000 German casualties, against over 600,000 Allied casualties.