WWII Statistics

WWII Statistics

Please note that statistics will vary from source to source. These are mostly taken from the books on my "recommended reading" page and are accurate to the best of my knowledge.

WWII Death Count Per Country:

Country Military Civilian Total USSR 12 million 17 million 29 million Poland 597,000 5.86 million 6.27 million Germany 3.25 million 2.44 million 5.69 million Yugoslavia 305,000 1.35 million 1.66 million Romania 450,000 465,000 915,000 Hungary 200,000 600,000 800,000 France 245,000 350,000 595,000 Italy 380,000 153,000 533,000 Great Britain 403,000 92,700 495,000 United States 407,000 6,000 413,000 Czechoslovakia 7,000 315,000 322,000 Holland 13,700 236,000 249,000 Greece 19,000 140,000 159,000 Belgium 76,000 23,000 99,000

Death Distribution Of Both World Wars

War Military Dead Civilian Dead WWI 95% 5% WWII 33% 67%

Number of divisions available for these countries over the course of the war:

Country 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 End of War France 86 105 0 0 5 7 14 14 Germany* 78 189 235 261 327 347 319 375 Great Britain 9 34 35 38 39 37 31 31 Italy 6 73 64 89 86 2 9 10 Poland 43 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 Romania 11 28 33 31 33 32 24 24 USSR 194 200 220 250 350 400 488 491 USA** 8 24 39 76 95 94 94 94

Aircraft Available In Europe

Date British US Soviet TOTAL German Allied Ratio June 1942 9500 0 2100 11,600 3700 3.1:1 December 1942 11,300 1300 3800 16,400 3400 4.8:1 June 1943 12,700 5000 5600 23,300 4600 5.1:1 December 1943 11,800 7500 8800 28,100 4700 6:1 June 1944 13,200 11,800 14,700 39,700 4600 8.6:1 December 1944 14,500 12,200 15,800 42,500 8500 5:1

Aircraft Sorties In WWII

Campaign Allied Axis Allied Kills Per 1000 Axis Kills Per 1000 Allied Lost Per 1000 Axis Lost Per 1000 France 1940 4480 21,000 28.6 12.5 58.5 6.1 Britain 1940 31,000 42,000 21.8 29.5 29.5 9.6 Pre D-Day 1944 98,400 34,500 12.7 29.3 10.3 36.1 Post D-Day 1944 203,357 31,833 17.3 16.2 2.5 110.6

Major Warships Sunk In WWII



Country Aircraft Carriers Battleships Cruisers Destroyers Submarines Total Germany 0 4 9 53 994 1060 Britain 9 5 29 142 75 260 Italy 0 2 15 99 116 232 USA* 11 2 10 82 52 157 France 0 5 10 58 65 138 USSR 0 0 2 34 95 131 Holland 0 0 3 11 15 29 Poland 0 0 1 4 2 9

Civilian Air Raid Deaths

Country Deaths Germany 543,000 Britain 60,400

According to the law of averages, every rifleman from each division would be killed within a year or two

Overall, there was a 50% chance of a WWII infantryman being killed or wounded

German/American Rank Conversion Chart

Waffen SS Wehrmacht US Army Schütze Schütze/Grenadier Private Oberschütze Oberschütze/Obergrenadier Private First Class Sturmann Gefreiter -- Rottenführer Obergefreiter Corporal Unterscharführer Unteroffizier Sergeant Scharführer Unterfeldwebel Staff Sergeant Standartenjunker Fähnrich -- Oberscharführer Feldwebel Technical Sergeant Hauptscharführer Oberfeldwebel Master Sergeant Standarten-Oberjunker Oberfähnrich -- Sturmscharführer Stabsfeldwebel Sergeant Major Untersturmführer Leutnant Second Lieutenant Obersturmführer Oberleutnant First Lieutenant Hauptsturmführer Hauptmann Captain Sturmbannführer Major Major Obersturmbannführer Oberstleutnant Lieutenant Colonel Standartenführer Oberst Colonel Oberführer -- -- Brigadeführer Generalmajor Brigadier General Gruppenführer Generalleutnant Major General Obergruppenführer General der... (Infanterie, etc.) Lieutenant General Oberstgruppenführer Generaloberst General Reichsführer Generalfeldmarschall General of the Army

German Occupational Forces, 1939-1940

Country Population Area In Sq. Mi. German Forces German Ratio To Population Balkans 21 million 403,000 200,000 1:105 Belgium 8 million 30,400 100,000 1:80 Denmark 3.6 million 22,700 40,000 1:90 France 40 million 550,700 500,000 1:80 Holland 8.5 million 34,200 100,000 1:85 Norway 2.8 million 324,000 150,000 1:19

Location Of German Divisions In June Of Each Year



Country 1941 1942 1943 1944 USSR 34 171 179 157 France, Belgium & Holland 38 27 42 56 Norway & Finland 13 16 16 16 Balkans 7 8 17 20 Italy 0 0 0 22 Denmark 1 1 2 3 North Africa 2 3 0 0

A look at fuel consumption of German tanks:

Year Types Of Tanks In A Division Tons Of Fuel Consumed Per 100 Miles 1941 PzII, PzIII, PzIV, Pz38 22.1 1942 PzIII, PzIV 23.7 1943 PzIII, PzIV, Panther, Tiger 31.7 1944 PzIV, Panther, Tiger 35.8

Luftwaffe Aircraft Used Only Against Allied Bombers



Month Year Percentage June 1940 0% June 1941 7% June 1942 17% June 1943 21% June 1944 29% January 1945 50%

Germany got 45% of its oil supplies from Romania, which was captured by the Soviets in August 1944

In spite of fuel shortages, German tank production doubled in 1943 and went up another 50% in 1944

Year Germany USA 1939 8 million N/A 1940 6.7 million N/A 1941 7.3 million N/A 1942 7.7 million 184 million 1943 8.9 million 200 million 1944 6.4 million 223 million

Percentage Of German Forces On The Eastern Front Each Year



Unit 1941 1942 1943 1944 Divisions 67% 75% 60% 57% Troops 84% 74% 72% 40% Aircraft 64% 65% 42% 45%

By D-Day the Germans had 1.5 million railway workers operating 988,000 freight cars and used 29,000 per day

Germany's casualty statistics:



By D-Day, 35% of all German soldiers had been wounded at least once,

11% twice, 6% three times, 2% four times and 2% more than 4 times

11% twice, 6% three times, 2% four times and 2% more than 4 times The average officer slot had to be refilled 9.2 times

Germany lost 136 Generals, which averages out to be 1 dead General every 2 weeks

Germany lost 110 Division Commanders in combat

Air attacks caused 1/3 of German Generals' deaths

84 German Generals were executed by Hitler

Germany lost 40-45% of their aircraft to accidents

U-Boat Losses

Sunk By 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Total Aircraft Carrier 0 2 3 36 140 68 40 289 Ships 5 11 24 32 59 68 17 216 Bombs 0 0 0 0 2 24 36 62 Mines 3 2 0 3 1 9 7 25 Submarines 1 2 1 2 4 5 3 18 Other 0 4 5 6 17 43 17 92 Total 9 23 35 86 236 235 122 746

By late 1944, the Waffen SS accounted for 10% of the German military and 25% of the German armor

German bullets had less flash and smoke than American bullets so it was harder to see where the Germans were firing from

German Flak

Unit 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 Heavy Guns 2600 3164 3888 4772 8520 10,600 Light Guns 6700 8290 9020 10,700 17,500 19,360 Searchlights 2988 3450 3905 4650 5200 7500 % Under The Luftwaffe 50% 61% 54% 64% 74% 70%

Mid-Year Manpower On The Eastern Front Year Soviet German 1941 5 million 3.3 million 1942 5 million 3.1 million 1943 6.2 million 2.9 million 1944 6.8 million 3.1 million

80% of Soviet males born in 1923 didn't survive WWII

There was a Polish General named Juliuz Rommel, although if they were related it would only be distantly

8th Air Force:

fired 76.9 million rounds of .50 caliber

fired .7 million rounds of .30 caliber

downed 6090 enemy aircraft

had an average of 1 enemy plane shot down for each 12,700 rounds fired (1/12,700)

15th Air Force:

fired 30 million rounds of .50 caliber

downed 2110 enemy aircraft

had an average of 1/14,200

The Germans' average was 1/12,000

Percentage Of All Allied Bombs Dropped

Year % 1940 .8% 1941 2% 1942 3% 1943 12.8% 1944 57.9% 1945 23.5%

12,000 heavy bombers were shot down in WWII

Between 1939 and 1945 the Allies dropped 3.4 million tons of bombs

That averages out to be 27,700 tons of bombs a month

2/3 of Allied bomber crews were lost for each plane destroyed

3 or 4 ground men were wounded for each killed

6 bomber crewmen were killed for each one wounded

Over 100,000 Allied bomber crewmen were killed over Europe

Tour Of Duty % KIA or MIA Fighters (300 combat hours) 24% Medium bombers (50 missions 48% Heavy bombers (30 missions) 71%

D-Day Statistics:

Unit Allies Germans Ratio Ground Troops 1 million 700,000 1.43:1 Replacements 120,000 20,000 6:1 Other Men 1.75 million 780,000 2.25:1 Total 2.87 million 1.5 million 1.92:1

Unit Allies Germans Ratio Tanks 5500 1400 3.93:1 Artillery 4800 3200 1.5:1 Others 2000 800 2.5:1

Air Force Bombers Fighters Total RAF 624 2172 2796 USAAF 1922 1311 3233 Luftwaffe 400 420 820 Ratio 6.4:1 8.3:1 7.4:1

The Canadians' contributions in WWII are often overlooked, yet they had the 4th largest air force and the 3rd largest navy, who helped protect Allied convoys in the Atlantic. They gave an added industrial output as well as 6 army divisions, of whom 45,000 gave their lives for the Allies.

There were 433 Medals of Honor awarded during WWII, 219 of them were given after the receipiant's death

From 6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945 in Europe the Allies had 200,000 dead and 550,000 wounded

The US had the lowest casualty rates of the major powers in WWII

The American Sub-Division Of Army Units In WWII:

squad--around a dozen men

platoon--3 or 4 squads

company--3 or 4 platoons

battalion--3 or 4 companies

regiment--3 or 4 battalions

division--3 or 4 regiments

corps

army

army group

US Infantry Regiment In 1944:

6 105mm Howitzers, 9 57mm anti-tank guns, 55 .50 caliber machine guns, many .30 caliber machine guns and enough Jeeps & ammunition to opperate

US Infantry Company In 1944:

193 men, 15 BARs, 2 M1919A4s, 1 .50 caliber machine gun and 6 submachine guns

US Infantry Platoon In 1944:

41 men, 1 M2 carbine, 3 BARs

US Airborne Infantry Company:

176 men, 9 machine guns, 9 BARs, 3 60mm mortars and 3 bazookas

US Airborne Infantry Platoon:

36 men, 2 M1919A6s, 22 rifles, 14 M2 carbines, 1 60mm mortar, 1 sniper rifle and 1 bazooka

1/3 of US Airborne troops landed by parachute, 2/3 by glider

Percentage Of Combat Strength Kept In Non-Divisional Formations (regiment, battalion, etc.) Country % USA 45% USSR 20% Germany 10%

Total Number Of Weapons During WWII

Weapon Type World USA US % Aircraft 542,000 283,000 52% Vehicles 5.1 million 2.47 million 48%

Convoy Battles