June 6 1944: Visualising

D-Day war dead

This is a visualisation of total military deaths recorded on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

United States figures are from the D-Day museum.

Commonwealth figures are from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).

The comprehensive CWGC data set is further broken down by nation, regiment and service.

German figures are unavailable, however overall German casualties (dead, wounded and missing) are estimated to be between 4,000 to 10,000.

Total Allied casualties are estimated at around 10,000.

Data for Free French forces and other nations involved are also unavailable.