World War 2 left no part of the world untouched - North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and all oceans between were involved to one extent or the other. While the conflict gave rise to legends and led to the fall of others, the true cost of the war lay in the human commitment: scores of souls were affected by the events that led up to - and consisted of - the war between the Allies and the Axis. Before the end, individual stories (some surviving) were largely lost, the grand scope of the Second World War more simply summarized through numbers - such was the destructive force of the conflict that spanned half-a-decade.

Total War Deaths by Nation:

(in some cases, numbers are averaged from multiple sources due to discrepancies).

Soviet Union: 25,000,000

China: 15,000,000

Germany: 8,000,000

Poland: 5,720,000

Dutch East Indies: 3,500,000

Japan: 2,870,000

British India: 2,087,000

French Indochina: 1,600,000

Yugoslavia: 1,363,500

Philippines: 807,000

Romania: 800,000

Hungary: 580,000

France: 550,000

Italy: 454,600

United Kingdom: 450,900

United States: 418,500

Korea: 430,500

Lithuania: 350,000

Czechoslovakia: 325,000

Greece: 563,500

Netherlands: 301,000

British Burma: 272,000

Latvia: 230,000

Austria: 120,000

Ethiopia: 100,000

British Malaya: 100,000

Finland: 97,000

Belgium: 88,000

Estonia: 50,000

Singapore: 50,000

Canada: 45,400

Australia: 40,400

Albania: 30,000

Bulgaria: 25,000

New Zealand: 11,900

South Africa: 11,900

Norway: 9,500

Thailand: 7,600

Denmark: 3,200

Brazil: 2,000

Luxembourg: 2,000

Iraq: 500

Ireland: 200

Iran: 200

Turkey: 200

Iceland: 200

Mexico: 100

Switzerland: 100

Total: 72,468,900

Military Deaths by Nation (approximate):

Soviet Union: 9,750,000

Germany: 5,533,000

China: 3,500,000

Japan: 2,120,000

Yugoslavia: 446,000

United States: 416,800

Great Britain: 382,700

Italy: 319,200

Hungary: 300,000

Romania: 300,000

Poland: 240,000

France: 217,600

Finland: 95,000

British India: 87,000

Philippines: 57,000

Canada: 45,300

Australia: 39,800

Greece: 30,000

Bulgaria: 22,000

Netherlands: 21,000

Belgium: 12,100

New Zealand: 11,900

South Africa: 11,900

Spain: 4,500

Norway: 3,000

Denmark: 2,100

Total: 23,967,900

Civilian Deaths by Nation (approximate)

Soviet Union: 13,204,000

China: 11,500,000

Poland: 2,400,000

Germany: 2,035,000

India: 2,000,000

Philippines: 750,000

Japan: 580,000

Yugoslavia: 514,000

France: 267,000

Netherlands: 176,000

Italy: 145,100

Hungary: 130,000

Great Britain: 67,100

Romania: 64,000

Austria: 58,700

Belgium: 49,600

Spain: 10,000

Norway: 5,800

Bulgaria: 3,000

Finland: 2,000

United States:1,700

Total: 33,963,000 (approximate)

U.S. Casualties by State (official reporting; Alphabetical):

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

Total: 308,933

Jewish Deaths by Nation (approximate):

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

Aircraft Production (Major Participants, Approximate):

United States: 325,000

Germany: 190,000

Soviet Union: 157,000

United Kingdom: 131,500

Japan: 76,300

Canada: 16,430

Italy: 11,100

France (until June 1940): 4,015

Commonwealth: 3,100

Hungary: 1,045

Romania: 1,000

Total: 916,490

Tank Production (includes SPGs, approximate):

Soviet Union: 105,250

United States: 88,410

Germany: 46,860

United Kingdom: 27,900

Canada: 5,680

Empire of Japan: 2,515

Kingdom of Italy: 2,475

Kingdom of Hungary: 500

Total: 279,590

Warship Strength (major types, includes submarines):

United States: 1,410

Germany: 1,379

United Kingdom: 871

Japan: 257

Canada: 191

Soviet Union: 79

Italy: 43

Total: 4,230

Military Truck Production (approximate):

United States: 2,400,000

Canada: 815,730

United Kingdom: 481,000

Germany: 346,000

Soviet Union: 197,100

Japan: 166,000

Italy: 83,000

Total: 4,488,830

Artillery Production (approximate):

Soviet Union: 517,000

United States: 257,400

Germany: 160,000

United Kingdom: 125,000

Japan: 13,350

Canada: 10,550

Italy: 7,200

Commonwealth: 5,215

Hungary: 450

Total: 1,096,165

U.S. Medal of Honor Recipients:

Army: 324

Navy: 57

Marine Corps: 82

Coast Guard: 1

Total: 464 (Posthumous: 266 (57.3%))