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World Political | U.S. Military |
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In Europe
In the Pacific
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1942 | Battle of Midway halts Japanese expansion in Pacific. |
1942–1943 | Battle of Stalingrad ends Nazi advances in Europe. |
1942 | Battle of El Alamein begins Allied offensive against Axis Powers in North Africa. |
1944 | D-Day invasion opens second front in Europe, paving way for final defeat of Germany. |
1945 | Manhattan Project develops atomic bomb, used to end war in Pacific. |
Country | Military Deaths | Civilian Deaths |
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SOURCES: Henri Michel, Encyclopaedia Britannica; Harper Encyclopedia of Military History All figures are estimates. | ||
Axis | ||
Germany | 3,500,000 | 780,000 |
Italy | 242,000 | 153,000 |
Japan | 1,300,000 | 672,000 |
Allies | ||
France | 213,000 | 350,000 |
Britain | 264,000 | 93,000 |
China | 1,310,000 | 1,000,000 |
Soviet Union | 7,500,000 | 15,000,000 |
United States | 292,000 | 6,000 |
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