Casualties in World War II
Updated December 27, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Military Losses in WWII
This page provides information about the number of deaths among servicemen in World War II, including how many were wounded or killed in action battle among the Allied and Axis forces. The data is divided by each nation that participated in the war. It does not include civilian deaths, only military deaths. This means that the number of casualties exclude deaths related to the Holocaust or among prisoners of war.
| Country | Military Personnel | Battle deaths | Wounded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1,000,000 | 26,976 | 180,864 |
| Austria | 800,000 | 280,000 | 350,117 |
| Belgium | 625,000 | 8,460 | 55,5131 |
| Brazil2 | 40,334 | 943 | 4,222 |
| Bulgaria | 339,760 | 6,671 | 21,878 |
| Canada | 1,086,3437 | 42,0427 | 53,145 |
| China3 | 17,250,521 | 1,324,516 | 1,762,006 |
| Czechoslovakia | — | 6,6834 | 8,017 |
| Denmark | — | 4,339 | — |
| Finland | 500,000 | 79,047 | 50,000 |
| France | — | 201,568 | 400,000 |
| Germany | 20,000,000 | 3,250,0004 | 7,250,000 |
| Greece | — | 17,024 | 47,290 |
| Hungary | — | 147,435 | 89,313 |
| India | 2,393,891 | 32,121 | 64,354 |
| Italy | 3,100,000 | 149,4964 | 66,716 |
| Japan | 9,700,000 | 1,270,000 | 140,000 |
| Netherlands | 280,000 | 6,500 | 2,860 |
| New Zealand | 194,000 | 11,6254 | 17,000 |
| Norway | 75,000 | 2,000 | — |
| Poland | — | 664,000 | 530,000 |
| Romania | 650,0005 | 350,0006 | — |
| South Africa | 410,056 | 2,473 | — |
| U.S.S.R. | — | 6,115,0004 | 14,012,000 |
| United Kingdom | 5,896,000 | 357,1164 | 369,267 |
| United States | 16,112,566 | 291,557 | 670,846 |
| Yugoslavia | 3,741,000 | 305,000 | 425,000 |
1. Civilians only.
2. Army and navy figures.
3. Figures cover period July 7, 1937–Sept. 2, 1945, and concern only Chinese military personnel. They do not include casualties suffered by guerrillas and local military corps; if included, China suffered many more military casualties than listed above.
4. Deaths from all causes.
5. Against Soviet Union; 385,847 against Nazi Germany.
6. Against Soviet Union; 169,822 against Nazi Germany.
7. National Defense Ctr., Canadian Forces Hq., Director of History.
NOTE: The figures in this table are unofficial estimates obtained from various sources.
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