Tokyo, July 1948. p.20, Japan Statistical Year-Book, 1949 [etc.]. Since casualty statistics are sometimes disputed the footnotes to this article present the different estimates by official governmental sources as well as historians. The names of U.S. Armed forces mobilized and casualties in World War I* *As reported by the U.S. War Department in February 1924. Later salvaged and used by Japanese. vs. United States 485,717 killed and 34,679 wounded. In this uncertain situation, estimates of casualties have generally ranged between 100,000 and 180,000 for Hiroshima, and between 50,000 and 100,000 for Nagasaki. Stara Gradika was a sub-camp of Jasenovac established for women and children. ", "United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Deaths in battle were 292,131. September 1, 1939 - Germany invades Poland. (This paper was a presentation at an academic conference in Warsaw Poland in 1994), Dzieje Najnowsze Rocznik XXI-1994, Pistohlkors, Gert. POW deaths 3,000. Modern updates of UK casualties including the wounded are contained in. Bonn 1989 P.41 (100,000 during wartime flight; 200,000 in USSR as forced labor and 100,000 in internment camps), Wirtschaft und Statistik October 1956, Journal published by Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland. Census Bureau cited the following source for the population at 1/1/1939 for Czechoslovakia, State Statistical Office, Statistical Bulletin of Czechoslovakia, v. II (1947) no. In: Wolfgang Benz (Hg. A Russian historian in a handbook of human losses in the 20th century has provided the following assessment of Czechoslovak casualties: The Danish Ministry of Education has detailed Denmark's losses in the war of about 8,000 persons including 2,685 killed in Denmark in bombing raids, resistance fighters and those executed by the Germans and 3,000 who died outside Denmark including (2,000 merchant seamen, 63 serving with Allied forces, 600 in German camps, 400 workers in Germany). Hulk scuttled in mid-1946. Fate unknown: possibly sunk by naval mine. Broken in two. Decommissioned on 11 December 1945. Demographer Boris Urlanis estimated Romanian war dead at 300,000 military and 200,000 civilians. Repurposed as a cargo barge and redesignated as IX-173 on 12 August 1944. Long after the war, a myth persisted claiming the German military (or Wehrmacht) was not involved in the Holocaust and other crimes associated with Nazi genocidal policy. [417][418][419][420][421][422][423][424], Military war dead 17 sailors were killed. Ursprnge, Arten und Folgen des Konstrukts "Bevlkerung" vor, im und nach dem "Dritten Reich" Zur Geschichte der deutschen Bevlkerungswissenschaft: Hans Sperling, Die Luftkriegsverluste whrend des zweiten Weltkriegs in Deutschland, Wirtschaft und Statistik October 1956, journal published by Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland. With an introd. [258] In 2005 Tadeusz Piotrowski estimated the death toll in Soviet hands at 350,000. June 10, 1940 - Italy joins the war on the . Severely damaged by enemy action and not repaired. The death toll attributable to the flight and expulsions was estimated at 2.2million by the West German government in 1958. 1823, Mikhalev, S. N (2000). "[386], Civilians killed in 1945 military campaign, Deaths due to Nazi political, racial and religious persecution, Expulsion and flight of ethnic Germans Eng. The Commission determined that the demographic estimates by the German government counted as missing 90,000 ethnic Germans assimilated into the Czech population; military deaths were understated and that the 1950 census data used to compute the demographic losses was unreliable. Refrigerated cargo ship. Salvaged and sailed to Seattle, Washington where she was declared a constructive loss and stricken on 16 September 1944. Towed to Philippines and scuttled off of Samar on 7 March 1946. ), (1945) The casualty figures compiled by the. Sunk by aerial torpedo and Kamikaze aircraft. [254] Rosefielde maintains that the data from the Soviet archives is incomplete; for example, he pointed out that the figures do not include the 22,000 victims of the Katyn massacre. Concrete barge. Croatian emigres in the west made exaggerated allegations that 500,000600,000 Croatians and Chetniks were massacred by the Partisans after the war; these claims are cited by, This page was last edited on 5 July 2023, at 20:33. Destroyed by the collapse of a snow covered shed. Fate unknown: possibly sunk by Japanese aircraft. Destroyed with explosives 14 January 1946. Historians often put forward many different estimates of the numbers killed and wounded during World War II. Struck coral reef while under tow and sank. Japan proper 10,543 killed and 6,782 wounded. Not repaired. Wounded: UK and Crown Colonies (284,049); India-(British colonial administration) (64,354), Australia (39,803); Canada (53,174); New Zealand (19,314); South Africa (14,363). For nations that suffered huge losses such as the Soviet Union, China, Poland, Germany, and Yugoslavia, sources can give only the total estimated population loss caused by the war and a rough estimate of the breakdown of deaths caused by military activity, crimes against humanity and war-related famine. Rdiger Overmans writes "It seems entirely plausible, while not provable, that one half of the 1.5 million missing on the eastern front were killed in action, the other half (700,000) however in fact died in Soviet custody". [260], The following is a summary of the data from the Soviet archives: Archivalien und ausgewhlte Erlebnisberichte. [479]. This report provides U.S. war casualty statistics. Saint-Petersburg, 1995; (Russian Academy of Sciences). by Konrad Adenauer. Mai 1974. Hungarian Jewish losses of 569,000 presented here include the territories annexed in 193941. Captured by Imperial Japanese Army. Salvaged and repaired. Egyptian military casualties were 1,125 killed and 1,308 wounded. Volunteers and Draftees in WWII: (of those inducted, 189,365 remained inductees; 1,359,920 voluntarily enlisted as USN-SV or USNR-SV) 4. Straty osobowe i ofiary represji pod dwiema okupacjami. Auxiliary cargo schooner. These figures are for Germany in 1937 borders. Germany (West). The United Nations reported in 1947 that "about 30,000 Europeans and 300,000 Indonesian internees and forced laborers died during the occupation." 13, No. Sunk by gunfire from Japanese destroyers. G. The demographic losses due to the reduction of 335,000 births and emigration of about 660,000 are not included with war casualties.[149]. According to the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare Japanese war dead (193745) totaled 3.1million persons including 2.3million soldiers and Army/Navy civilian employees, 500,000 civilians in Japan and 300,000 civilians living outside of Japan. pp. There were an additional 31,271 military deaths due to "natural causes" which are not included in these figures. Grounded by Typhoon Louise and abandoned. The Greek government is planning to claim reparations from Germany for war damages. 80 miles northeast of Laysan Island, southeast of Midway, Approximately 7.5 miles NNE of Wildwood, NJ. After the war ended deaths at the hands of the Red Army and local Chinese population were 185,000 Manchuria, 28,000 in North Korea and 10,000 on Sakhalin and the Kurile islands. Struck a mine on 18 June 1945 at and was scuttled by the light cruiser. Confirmed losses of civilian sailors due to German attacks and mines. Former LST-39. [249] The Russian scholar Viktor Zemskov puts the death toll from 1941 to 1945 at about 1million based on data from the Soviet archives. Sunk by accident following circular run of her own torpedo. navsource.org: Naval losses Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships U.S. Coast Guard losses Holocaust Encyclopedia "Jehovah's Witnesses", United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Holocaust Encyclopedia: "Freemasonry Under the Nazi Regime", "United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Damaged beyond repair and scuttled on 9 June 1946. Holocaust Encyclopedia "How many Catholics were killed during the Holocaust? Andreev EM; Darsky LE; Kharkova TL, Population dynamics: consequences of regular and irregular changes. ; Kharkova, T.L. What are people asking on History Hub about World War II records? Destroyed by gunfire from Japanese destroyers. Accidental explosion. - (Russian Academy of Sciences). 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Suchdienstes, 1965. Updated February 26, 2010", "Tables "Battle casualties by type of casualty and disposition, type of personnel, and theater: 7 December 1941 31 December 1946" through "Battle casualties by type of casualty and disposition, and duty branch: 7 December 1941 31 December 1946", "American Merchant Marine in World War 2", "The Public Health Service Commissioned Corps | Defense Media Network", "NOAA History /NOAA Legacy/NOAA Corps and the Coast and Geodetic Survey", "G.F. Krivosheev. p. 30. Destroyed with explosives 14 January 1946. U.S. Ingo Haar, "Straty zwiazane z wypedzeniami: stan bada, problemy, perspektywy", Die Flucht der deutschen Bevlkerung 1944/45, "Does Germany owe Greece wartime reparations money? Some 40,000 Roma were murdered. Using this definition, the total number of. pp. The annual death rate in 19421945 of Americans interned by Japan was about 3.5%. Four, possibly five, Coast Guard cutters were lost due to enemy action, all others were lost in accidents. [248] Since 1990 Russian scholars have been given access to the Soviet-era archives and have published data on the numbers of people executed and those who died in Gulag labor camps and prisons. [601] The names and data for 12,790 victims at Stara Gradika have been established. Studies on the Population of China, 13681953. Probably captured or destroyed by Japanese. Toward Peace: War Responsibility, Postwar Compensation, and Peace Movements and Education in Japan. Navy total 414,879 killed and 14,155 wounded and missing. 1- The summary report of September 30, 1945 put total casualties for the entire period of the war at 305,000 killed and 780,000 wounded. [256] Michael Haynes and Rumy Husun accept the figures from the Soviet archives as being an accurate tally of Stalin's victims, they maintain that the demographic data depicts an underdeveloped Soviet economy and the losses in World War Two rather than indicating a higher death toll in the Gulag labor camps. Ultimate fate unknown. Micronesian war related civilian deaths were caused by American bombing and shellfire; and malnutrition caused by the U.S. blockade of the islands. Beached and abandoned. 1-Summary Report (July 1946) Total civilian casualties in Japan, as a result of 9 months of air attack, including those from the atomic bombs, were approximately 806,000. [257], In August 2009 the Polish Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) researchers estimated 150,000 Polish citizens were killed due to Soviet repression. This listing also includes constructive losses, which are ships that were damaged beyond economical repair and disposed of. These figures are for Germany in 1937 borders, (1956) The West German Statistisches Bundesamt (Federal Statistical Office)estimated total war dead of 5,650,000 = (3,760,000) military; (430,000) civilians killed in bombing raids and the land campaign; (1,260,000) deaths to expulsion from Poland and (200,000) victims of Nazi racial, religious or political persecution. > Total troops mobilized: Approx. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [478], 5-Strategic Bombing Survey The Effects of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki The most striking result of the atomic bombs was the great number of casualties. The deaths of African soldiers conscripted by Italy are not included with the Italian war dead. We see three marked peaks in war deaths since the end of World War II: the Korean War (early 1950s), the Vietnam War (around 1970), and the Iran-Iraq and Afghanistan wars (1980s). Military deaths from all causes totaled 2125million, including deaths in captivity of about 5million prisoners of war. The local, According to an official U.S. report during the. other overseas 23,388 killed and 0 wounded. The official figures for military war dead and missing in 194145 are 8,668,400 comprising 6,329,600 combat related deaths, 555,500 non-combat deaths. [475], 2-United States Strategic Bombing Survey, Medical Division (1947) The bombing of Japan killed 333,000 civilians and injured 473,000. (the figures of 2.8 million Jews and 3.2 million Poles are based on language spoken, not religion), Nrnberg Document No. An additional 700,000 were taken prisoner by the Soviets were 50,000 died in forced labor in the USSR and Outer Mongolia. The number of civilian deaths in China alone might well be more than 50,000,000. Only the military losses and civilian losses directly associated with hostilities are included into the article. Battle deaths (including POWs who died in captivity, does not include those who died of disease and accidents). This transport-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. Japan Proper: 58,100, 45,800, (103,900) Mentally and Physically Handicapped: Victims of the Nazi Era", Bundesarchiv: Euthanasie-Verbrechen 19391945, "United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Presse- und Informationsamt. The breakout by service is as follows: Army 234,874. Bericht des Bundesarchivs vom 28. Germany reports. More than one million British military personnel died during the First and Second World Wars, with the First World War alone accounting for 886,000 fatalities. The list does not include United States Merchant Marine ships, many which had United States Navy Armed Guard units. These figures included the losses of Newfoundland and Southern Rhodesia. Die deutschen Vertreibungsverluste. Struck reef and grounded near Spruce Cape signal station. Eisei Ishikawa, David L. Swain, Committee for the Compilation of Materials on Damage Caused by the Atomic Bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Hiroshima and Nagasaki The Physical Medical and Social Effects of the Atomic Bombings, Basic Books, 1981. Foundered and sinks off Coos Bay, Oregon. A discussion of the famine in Java during 194445, leads Pierre van der Eng to conclude that 2.4million Indonesians perished. 1993. pp. They estimated German casualties up until April 30, 1945, at 2,230,324 dead, 2,870,404 missing and POW held by Allies. The U.S. Bureau of the Census noted that the official Yugoslav government figure of 1.7million war dead was overstated because it "was released soon after the war and was estimated without the benefit of a postwar census". During this battle alone there was an estimated 6,603 U.S. casualties, 2,700 British casualties, 1,074 Canadian casualties, and between 4,000 and 9,000 German casualties. (Show more) Key People: These figures are for Germany in 1937 borders, (1961) The West German government issued a statement listing a total of 7,032,800 war dead: (military dead 3,760,000 in prewar 1937 borders, (1984) A German demographic study estimated 6,900,000 deaths caused by the war in prewar 1937 borders, (1991) A German demographic study estimated 5,450,000 to 5,600,000 war dead (4,300,000 military dead; 430,000 civilians killed in bombing raids and the land campaign and 882,000 deaths due to expulsions from Poland). A joint CzechGerman Historical Commission determined that between 15,000 and 30,000 Germans perished in the expulsions. A World War II naval ships of Argentina (2 C) World War II naval ships of Australia (6 C, 2 P) B World War II naval ships of Belgium (3 P) World War II naval ships of Brazil (5 C) World War II naval ships of Bulgaria (1 C) C World War II naval ships of Canada (5 C, 2 P) & Jap. [602] Serbian sources currently claim that 700,000 persons were murdered at Jasenovac. Civilians 7,500 (3,600 Merchant seaman, 1,500 resistance fighters, 1,800 civilians killed and 600 Jews killed)[97] [7][8] The Red Army claimed responsibility for the majority of Wehrmacht casualties during World War II. The exact number of dead and injured will never be known because of the confusion after the explosions. Destroyed by friendly fire due to false identification. [255] Rosefielde's demographic analysis puts the number of excess deaths due to Soviet repression at 2,183,000 in 193940 and 5,458,000 from 1941 to 1945. Naval Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Sunk after collision with a lumber schooner. ^I China Ammunition ship. 1992-6, Stephane Courtois, The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression, Harvard Univ Pr, 1999. 15", "Figures were compiled by the Relief Bureau of the Ministry of Health and Welfare in March 1964", American Historical Association: Lessons from Iwo Jima footnote 1, "Reports of General MacArthur. Most of these losses occurred during the Nazi organized flight and evacuation during the war, and the forced labor of Germans in the Soviet Union; they point out that there are 80,522 confirmed deaths in the postwar internment camps. There were 3,000 civilian deaths in Allied air raids including 1,400 in the bombing of Sofia. This belief is untrue. Holocaust Encyclopedia "Nazi Persecution of Soviet Prisoners of War", "United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Holocaust Encyclopedia: "The German Army and the Racial Nature of the War Against the Soviet Union", "United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Holocaust Encyclopedia: "Persecution of Homosexuals in the Third Reich", "United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Battle of the Atlantic: September 3, 1939 to May 8, 1945 World War II's longest continuous campaign takes place, with the Allies striking a naval blockade against. > War deaths: Approx. 4, Prague p. 57, Urlanis, Boris (1971). These figures include 593,000 Germany in 1937 borders. The official Yugoslav figure for total war dead is 1.7million (300,000 military and 1,400,000 civilians). Foundered off Cape Hatteras in the Great Atlantic hurricane of 1944 with the loss of all hands. Oil storage ship. The commission found that the demographic estimates by the German government of 220,000 to 270,000 civilian deaths due to expulsions from Czechoslovakia were based on faulty data. Grounded and sunk. Routledge. Java: 2,700, 3,800, (6,500) The military's complicity extended not only to the generals and upper leadership but also to the rank and file. Off Choiseul Island, near Bougainville, Solomon Islands. (1989); Gerhard Reichling, Die deutschen Vertriebenen in Zahlen, Teil 1, Bonn 1995 (revised ed), Christoph Bergner, Secretary of State of Germany's Bureau for Inner Affairs, outlines the stance of the respective governmental institutions in.
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