2006-12-15 05:08:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
WWII was the bloodiest war ever with over 50+ million causalties.
Quoting from WWII for Dummies -"Over 60 million people died in WWII and of those 60 million, more were civilian than soldiers." Pages 363 and 364 give a run down with some numbers but does not offer a breakdown of the total civilian vs. soldier.
The Soviet Union lost the most with 25 million deaths, but only about a third were combat related.
China's death toll is incomplete but estimates are between 15 and 22 million.
Poland had 6 million deaths including 3 million Jews, roughly 20% of its prewar population.
Germany lost 4 million soldiers and 2 million civilians, many of them women.
Japan had 1.2 million battle deaths and another 1.4 million soldiers listed as missing, almost 1 million civilians were killed in the bombing raids between 1944 and 1945.
Over 1.7 million Yugoslavs and 500,000 Greeks died in the war.
France lost 200,000 soldiers and 400,000 civilians.
Italy lost 330,000 people.
Hungary lost 147,000 men in combat.
Bulgaria lost 19,000 in combat.
Romania lost 73,000 in combat.
Great Britain lost 264,000 soldiers and 60,000 civilians in bombing raids.
The United States lost 292,000 soldiers.
The Dutch lost 10,000 soldiers and 190,000 civilians.
Australia lost 23,000 men in combat.
Canada lost 37,000 soldiers.
India lost 24,000 men in battle.
New Zeland lost 10,000.
South Africa lost 6,000.
These totals do not include the 6 million Jews who perished in the Final Solution of Nazi Germany or the 17 million dead as a result of Japan's policies in Asia from 1931 to 1945.
2006-12-15 05:15:13 · answer #1 · answered by Willow 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some 63 million people, or 3% of the world population, died in the war................, approximately...
- ABOUT 24 MILLION SOLDIERS and 38 million civilians. lost their lives....war is the Worst Act of Reason
This total includes the estimated 12 million lives lost in the Holocaust
2006-12-15 05:16:37 · answer #2 · answered by <akshun'k 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they died for a worthy cause, why do you think we still speak English and not German or Japanease? Why do you think we are getting to elect new leaders this year? Why do you still have the right to protest the government, print you opinion in the newspaper, practice what ever religion you want? Basically put why do you still have you personal freedoms you cherish. The answer to all these questions is because 60+ years ago thousands upon thousands of American, British, Canadian, Russian, and other Soldiers from other nations were able to come together and stop a few madman who wanted to crush those things. In order stop these madman like Hitler thousands laid down their lives. Was it worth yes, anything worth having is worth fighting for, and freedom is worth fighting for.
2016-05-24 21:22:58 · answer #3 · answered by Emily 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
around 25 million soldiers and 35 million civilians
2006-12-15 05:14:01 · answer #4 · answered by John G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
55 Millions Killed (Included)
9,000,000 Jewish
3,250,000 Germany Nazi Solider
405,000 American Solider
40,000 Canadian Solider
and More many Countries
2006-12-15 06:17:24 · answer #5 · answered by babedragon37_2006 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
around 25 million soilders in total and as manny as 60 million civilians (mostly Soviet Union)
2006-12-15 06:34:38 · answer #6 · answered by J dog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but I'm pretty sure more CIVILIANS than soldiers were killed.
2006-12-15 11:56:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
25,000,000 militray dead
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2006-12-15 20:20:06 · answer #8 · answered by catzpaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about a million.
2006-12-15 05:16:42 · answer #9 · answered by Devyn C 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
100,000,000
2006-12-15 05:14:32 · answer #10 · answered by JAMES 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋