World War 2 Casualty Statistics
Numbers do not lie - this war was one of the biggest in history with no corner left untouched.
World War 2 Total Deaths (Approximate):
| COUNTRY |
CASUALTIES |
| Soviet Union |
21,300,000 |
| China |
11,324,000 |
| Germany |
7,060,000 |
| Poland |
6,850,000 |
| Japan |
1,806,000 |
| Yugoslavia |
1,700,000 |
| Rumania |
985,000 |
| France |
810,000 |
| Hungary |
750,000 |
| Austria |
525,000 |
| Greece |
520,000 |
| Italy |
410,000 |
| Czechoslovakia |
400,000 |
| Great Britain |
388,000 |
| United States |
295,000 |
| Netherlands |
250,000 |
| Belgium |
85,000 |
| Finland |
79,000 |
| Canada |
39,000 |
| India |
36,000 |
| Australia |
29,000 |
| Spain |
22,000 |
| Bulgaria |
21,000 |
| New Zealand |
12,000 |
| South Africa |
9,000 |
| Norway |
5,000 |
| Denmark |
4,000 |
| TOTAL: |
55,714,000 |
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Military Deaths (Approximate):
| NATION |
CASUALTIES |
| Soviet Union |
13,600,000 |
| Germany |
3,250,000 |
| Japan |
1,506,000 |
| China |
1,324,000 |
| Poland |
850,000 |
| Rumania |
520,000 |
| Austria |
380,000 |
| France |
340,000 |
| Italy |
330,000 |
| Great Britain |
326,000 |
| Yugoslavia |
300,000 |
| United States |
295,000 |
| Finland |
79,000 |
| Canada |
39,000 |
| India |
36,000 |
| Australia |
29,000 |
| Bulgaria |
19,000 |
| Netherlands |
14,000 |
| New Zealand |
12,000 |
| Spain |
12,000 |
| Belgium |
10,000 |
| South Africa |
9,000 |
| Norway |
5,000 |
| Denmark |
4,000 |
| TOTAL: |
23,289,000 |
US Casualties by State:
| STATE |
CASUALTIES |
| Alabama |
5,114 |
| Alaska |
91 |
| Arizona |
1,613 |
| Arkansas |
3,814 |
| California |
17,022 |
| Colorado |
2,697 |
| Connecticut |
4,347 |
| Delaware |
579 |
| District of Columbia |
3,029 |
| Florida |
3,540 |
| Georgia |
5,701 |
| Hawaii |
689 |
| Idaho |
1,419 |
| Illinois |
18,601 |
| Indiana |
8,131 |
| Iowa |
5,633 |
| Kansas |
4,526 |
| Kentucky |
6,802 |
| Louisiana |
3,964 |
| Maine |
2,156 |
| Maryland |
4,375 |
| Massachusetts |
10,033 |
| Michigan |
12,885 |
| Minnesota |
6,462 |
| Mississippi |
3,555 |
| Missouri |
8,003 |
| Montana |
1,553 |
| Nebraska |
2,976 |
| Nevada |
349 |
| New Hampshire |
1,203 |
| New Jersey |
10,372 |
| New Mexico |
2,032 |
| New York |
31,215 |
| North Carolina |
7,109 |
| North Dakota |
1,626 |
| Ohio |
16,828 |
| Oklahoma |
5,474 |
| Oregon |
2,835 |
| Pennsylvania |
26,554 |
| Rhode Island |
1,669 |
| South Carolina |
3,423 |
| South Dakota |
1,426 |
| Tennessee |
6,528 |
| Texas |
15,764 |
| Utah |
1,450 |
| Vermont |
874 |
| Virginia |
6,007 |
| Washington |
3,941 |
| West Virginia |
4,865 |
| Wisconsin |
7,038 |
| Wyoming |
652 |
| Panama Canal
Zone |
21 |
| Puerto Rico |
368 |
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US Medal of Honor Recipients:
| ARMY |
USN |
USMC |
USAAF |
USCG |
POSTHUMOUS |
TOTAL |
| 324 |
57 |
82 |
0 |
1 |
266 |
464 |
Civilian Deaths (Approximate):
| COUNTRY |
CASUALTIES |
| China |
10,000,000 |
| Soviet Union |
7,700,000 |
| Poland |
6,000,000 |
| Germany |
3,810,000 |
| Yugoslavia |
1,400,000 |
| France |
470,000 |
| Rumania |
465,000 |
| Japan |
300,000 |
| Netherlands |
236,000 |
| Austria |
145,000 |
| Italy |
80,000 |
| Belgium |
75,000 |
| Great Britain |
62,000 |
| Spain |
10,000 |
| Bulgaria |
2,000 |
| TOTAL: |
30,755,000 |
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Jewish Deaths by Nation (Approximate):
| COUNTRY |
CASUALTIES |
| Poland |
3,000,000 |
| Ukraine |
900,000 |
| Hungary |
450,000 |
| Russia |
352,000 |
| Romania |
300,000 |
| Baltic Countries |
228,000 |
| Germany/Austria |
210,000 |
| Netherlands |
105,000 |
| France |
90,000 |
| Slovakia |
75,000 |
| Greece |
54,000 |
| Belgium |
40,000 |
| Yugoslavia |
26,000 |
| Bulgaria |
14,000 |
| Italy |
8,000 |
| Luxembourg |
1,000 |
| Norway |
900 |
| TOTAL: |
5,907,900 |
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