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World War One – Statistics
The First World War, also known as the “Great War” or the “War to End All Wars,” was global war.
- Battles were fought in the trenches using machine guns, poisonous gas and tanks
- Battles were fought at sea and coastal towns were shelled by German warships
- Planes were used for battle and for positioning and reporting on the enemy
- Battles were fought by air with many air raids by German Zeppelins
- Civilian workers produced weapons, munitions, equipment and supplies for the troops
- Medical personal ministered to the hundreds of thousands of wounded, maimed and sick
Allied Countries - Losses:
| Military Casualties: |
5.7 million |
Civilian Casualties: |
3.67 million |
Military Wounded: |
12.8 million |
Allied Countries Involved in WWI
| Great Britain |
Canada |
United States |
Australia |
New Zealand |
Russia |
France |
Greece |
India |
Italy |
Serbia |
South Africa |
**NOTE: Romania, Belgium, Montenegro and Portugal were “Neutral Countries” also caught up in the conflict.
Central Powers - Losses:
| Military Casualties: |
4.02 million |
Civilian Casualties: |
5.2 million |
Military Wounded: |
8.42 million |
Central Powers Countries Involved in WWI
| Germany |
Bulgaria |
Austria-Hungary |
Ottoman (Turkey) Empire |
Global WWI Losses:
| Military Casualties: |
9,720,450 |
Civilian Casualties: |
8,865,650 |
Military Wounded: |
19,769,102 |
Battles were on the Western Front in Europe plus in Italy, Gallipoli, Greece, the Balkan Peninsula, Africa, the Middle East, and the Falkland Islands, to name only a few.
Military Firsts of WWI:
Trench Warfare
Airships & Planes
Tanks, Trucks & Submarines
Wireless Communication (Telegraph)
Machine Guns & Long Range Artillery
Chemical Warfare (poisonous gas) & Flame Throwers
Estimated Cost of WWI
(for each of the major countries involved)
| Country |
Troops Deployed |
Killed |
Wounded |
War Cost in Dollars |
Germany |
11,000,000 |
1,773,700 |
4,216,058 |
$37,775,000,000 |
Russia |
12,000,000 |
1,700,000 |
4,950,000 |
$22,293,950,000 |
Great Britain |
8,905,000 |
908.371 |
2,090,212 |
$35,334,012,000 |
United States |
4,355,000 |
126,000 |
264,000 |
$22,625,253,000 |
France |
8,410,000 |
1,357,800 |
4,266,000 |
$24,262,583,000 |
Belgium |
267,000 |
13,716 |
44,686 |
$1,154,468,000 |
Canada |
619,500 |
66,655 |
172,950 |
$1,665,576,000 |
Allied Powers |
42,188,810 |
5,152,115 |
12,831,000 |
$125,690,477,000 |
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Central Powers |
22,850,000 |
3,386,200 |
8,388,448 |
$60,643,160,000 |
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Troops Deployed |
Killed |
Wounded |
War Cost in Dollars |
Sub Total |
65,038,810 |
8,538,315 |
21,219,448 |
$186,333,637,000 |
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