World War 2 Statistics

World War 2 Death Count Per Country

Here we've compiled a comprehensive collection of World War 2 Statistics. Please note that these figues are approximate. Individual sources of statistics sometimes vary.

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 World War 1 95% 5% World War 2 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 World War 2

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 World War 2

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

German/American Rank Conversion Chart

Waffen SS Wehrmacht US Army Schutze Schutze/Grenadier Private Oberschutze Oberschutze/Obergrenadier Private First Class Sturmann Gefreiter -- Rottenfuhrer Obergefreiter Corporal Unterscharfuhrer Unteroffizier Sergeant Scharfuhrer Unterfeldwebel Staff Sergeant Standartenjunker Fähnrich -- Oberscharfuhrer Feldwebel Technical Sergeant Hauptscharfuhrer Oberfeldwebel Master Sergeant Standarten-Oberjunker Oberfähnrich -- Sturmscharfuhrer Stabsfeldwebel Sergeant Major Untersturmfuhrer Leutnant Second Lieutenant Obersturmfuhrer Oberleutnant First Lieutenant Hauptsturmfuhrer Hauptmann Captain Sturmbannfuhrer Major Major Obersturmbannfuhrer Oberstleutnant Lieutenant Colonel Standartenfuhrer Oberst Colonel Oberfuhrer -- -- Brigadefuhrer Generalmajor Brigadier General Gruppenfuhrer Generalleutnant Major General Obergruppenfuhrer General der... (Infanterie, etc.) Lieutenant General Oberstgruppenfuhrer Generaloberst General Reichsfuhrer 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%

Oil Production In Tons

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%

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

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

Percentage Of All Allied Bombs Dropped

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

Percentage Of Fighters and Bombers KIA or MIA

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

Percentage Of Combat Strength Kept In Non-Divisional Formations (regiment, battalion, etc.)

Country % USA 45% USSR 20% Germany 10%

Total Number Of Weapons During World War 2

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

Convoy Battles

Date Convoy Code Ships Sunk Tonnage German Subs Sunk October 1940 SC-71, HX-79 79 32 154,600 12 0 September 1941 SC-42 70 18 73,200 19 2 July 1942 PQ-17 42 16 102,300 11 0 November 1942 SC-107 42 15 82,800 18 3 December 1942 ONS-154 45 19 74,500 19 1 March 1943 SC-121, HX-228 119 16 79,900 37 2

800 U-Boats sank 2640 ships in the Atlantic

Year Total Ships Sunk Sunk By Submarine 1939 222 114 1940 1059 471 1941 1299 432 1942 1664 1160 1943 597 377 1944 205 132 1945 105 56

US Daily Ammunition Expenditure In Tons

Action Armor divisions Infantry divisions 155mm battalions Attack 436-832 353-658 66-121 Defense 596-969 472-768 86-142 Pursuit 107 83 15 Delay 321 256 51

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