OT History Thread: Top 10 Bloodies Battles of WWII

Found this on my FB feed and found it pretty interesting. It puts things into perspective on just how horrible the Eastern Front of WWII really was....

10. The Battle for France – 1940

Casualties are estimated at 517,000, 70% of which were French.


9. Narva

Estimated casualties: 550,000, 87% of them Russian.


8. Battle for Berlin

Casualties are estimated at 680,000, this excludes captured German soldiers (another 480.000)


7. Operation Bagration 1944

Total number of soldiers engaged in this battle: 2,556,793, casualty estimates range from 528,000 – 1,430,000, or 20% to 55%


6. Battle for Moscow, 1941

Casualty estimates range from 824,000 to 1.6800.000, with 3 times more casualties on the Russian side.


5. The battles for Kursk, 1943

Over 6,132,000 soldiers were engaged in this battle, total casualties are estimated around 1,038,862 (16,9%)


4. Siege of Leningrad

Casualties are estimated between 1,117,000 and 4,500,000


3. Battle for Stalingrad 1942 – 1943

Casualties are estimated from 1,250,000 to 1,798,000.


2. Dniepr Campaign, 1944

Casualties range from a low estimate of 1,582,000 to up to 2,480,000.


1. Operation Barbarossa

Around 6,480,000 soldiers were engaged in this battle, casualties range from a low estimate of 1,400,000 (21,6%) to up to 5,000,000 (77,1%).

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