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This article will feature all statistics of the Second World War. These statistics are from personal sources and from the internet, when from the internet the source is included.
WO2 featured a lot of drama and unneeded deaths, below are the death statistics:
Military dead: Over 14,550,000 on the Axis and Allied side.
Civilian dead: Over 36,000,000 (WikiPedia)
Total dead: Over 50,000,000 (WikiPedia)
Casualties per country (Axis)
| Country | Military casualties
| Civilian casualties
| Jewish Casualties | | Germany | 3.250.000 | 3.810.000 | 160.000
| | Austria | 230.000 | 80.000 | 65.000 | | Japan | 1.700.00 | 360.000 | | | Italy | 330.000 | 85.000 | 8.000 | | Romania | 200.000 | 465.000 | 469.000 | | Bulgaria | 10.000 | 7.000 | | | Hungary | 120.000 | 280.000 | 200.000 | | Finland | 90.000 | ~ 20.000
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Casualties per country (Allied)
Country
| Military Casualties | Civilian Casualties | Jewish Casualties | | England | 452.000 | 60.000 | | | France | 250.000 | 360.000 | 83.000 | | US | 295.000 | 1.700 | | Soviet Union
| 13.600.000 | 7.700.000 | 1.000.000
| The Netherlands
| 10.000 | 190.000 | 106.000 | | Norway | 10.000 | 5.800 | 700 | | Poland | 120.000 | 5.300.000 | 3.000.000 | | Greece | 20.000 | 80.000 | 71.300 | | Yugoslavia | 300.000 | 1.300.000 | 67.000 | | China | 3.500.000 | 10.000.000 | | | Czechoslovakia | 20.000 | 330.000 | 277.000 | | Belgium | 10.000 | 90.000
| 24.400 |
| Axis | | Bulgaria | | Finland | | Germany | | Hungary | | Italy | | Japan | | Romania | Allied
| | Argentina | | Australia | | Bolivia | | Brazil | | Canada | | China | | Chile | | Columbia | Costa Rica
| | Cuba | | France | | India | | Iraq | | Libanon | | Mexico | New Zealand
| | Paraguay | South Africa
| Soviet Union
| | UK | | USA | | Occupied | | Albania | | Belgium | | Czechoslovakia | | Denmark | | Estonia | | Ethiopia | | France | | Greece | | Luxemburg | | Netherlands | | Norway | | Philippines | | Poland | | Yugoslavia | | Neutral | | Andorra | | Ireland | | Liechtenstein | | Portugal | Spain
| | Sweden | | Switzerland | | Uruguay | Vatican City
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Number of divisions available over the course of the war
| Country | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | End of War |
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| 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
| *towards the end of the war, many of these divisions were either incomplete or poorly equipped
**including both Army and Marine divisions and accounting for the Pacific theater
Major Warships Sunk In the Second World War
| Country | Aircraft Carriers | Battleships | Cruisers | Destroyers | Submarines | Total |
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| 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 |
Fuel consumption German tanks
| Year | Types Of Tanks In A Division | Tons Of Fuel Consumed Per 100 Miles |
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| 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 |
U-boat losses
| Sunk By | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total |
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| 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 |
D-Day Statistics:
| Unit | Allies | Germans | Ratio |
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| 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 |
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| Tanks | 5500 | 1400 | 3.93:1 | | Artillery | 4800 | 3200 | 1.5:1 | | Others | 2000 | 800 | 2.5:1 | | Air Force | Bombers | Fighters | Total |
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| RAF | 624 | 2172 | 2796 | | USAAF | 1922 | 1311 | 3233 | | Luftwaffe | 400 | 420 | 820 | | Ratio | 6.4:1 | 8.3:1 | 7.4:1 | (source)
German tank production pre-war through 1945
| Panzer I | Pre-war | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total |
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| | Pz I | 1867 | | | | | | | | 1,867 | | | | Pz I (Command - no turret) | 26 | | | | | | | | 26 | | | | Total | 1,893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1,893 | | | Panzer II | Pre-war | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total | | | | Pz II | 1,223 | 15 | 9 | 223 | 302 | 77 | 7 | | 1,856 | | | | Px II (f) | | | 90 | 42 | 23 | | | | 155 | | | | Marder II | | | | | 511 | 212 | | | 723 | | | | Wespe | | | | | | 514 | 144 | | 658 | | | | Bison | | | | | 12 | | | | 12 | | | | Total | 1,223 | 15 | 99 | 265 | 848 | 803 | 151 | 0 | | 3,404 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Variants: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Panzer II (f) - flamethrower tank (converted from older types) | | | | Marder II - 75 mm Pak 40 gun on Panzer II chassis (Sd.Kfz. 131) (some converted from older types) | | | | Wespe - 105 mm light field howitzer on Panzer II chassis (Sd.Kfz. 124) | | | | Bison - 150 mm heavy infantry gun on Panzer II chassis | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Panzer 38(t) | Pre-war | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total | | | | Pz 38(t) | 78 | 153 | 367 | 678 | 198 | | | | 1,474 | | | | Marder 138 | | | | | 110 | 783 | 323 | | 1,216 | | | | Marder 139 | | | | | 344 | | | | 344 | | | | Grille | | | | | | 225 | 346 | | 571 | | | | Hetzer | | | | | | | 1,687 | 1,335 | 3,022 | | | | Total | 78 | 153 | 367 | 678 | 652 | 1,008 | 2,356 | 1,335 | | 6,627 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Variants: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Marder 138 (Marder III) - 75 mm Pak 40 gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis (Sd.Kfz. 138) | | | | Marder 139 (Marder III) - captured Soviet 76.2 mm gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis (Sd.Kfz. 139) | | | | Grille - 150 mm heavy infantry gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis (figures include munition-carrying versions of the Grille) (Sd.Kfz. 138/1) | | | Hetzer (Jagdpanzer 38(t)) - 75 mm L/48 PaK39 gun on a widened Pz 38(t) chassis (Sd.Kfz. 138/2) | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Panzer III | Pre-war | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total | | | | Pz III | 98 | 157 | 396 | | | | | | 651 | | | | Pz III (50) | | | 466 | 1,673 | 251 | | | | 2,390 | | | | Pz III (50L) | | | | 64 | 1,907 | | | | 1,971 | | | | Pz III (75) | | | | | 449 | 213 | | | 662 | | | | Pz III (f) | | | | | | 100 | | | 100 | | | | StuG III | | | 192 | 540 | 93 | | | | 825 | | | | StuG III (l) | | | | | 695 | 3,011 | 3,849 | 1,038 | 8,593 | | | | StuH 42 | | | | | 12 | 204 | 903 | 98 | 1,217 | | | | Total | 98 | 157 | 1,054 | 2,277 | 3,407 | 3,528 | 4,752 | 1,136 | | 16,409 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Variants: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Panzer III - armed with 37 mm gun | | | | Panzer III (50) - armed with 50 mm L/42 gun | | | | Panzer III (50L) - armed with 50 mm L/60 gun | | | | Panzer III (75) - armed with 75 mm L/24 gun (converted older types) | | | | Panzer III (f) - armed with flamethrower | | | | StuG III - Sturmgeschütz 40. Assault Gun armed with 75 mm L/24 on Panzer III chassis (Sd.Kfz. 142) | | | | StuG III (l) - Sturmgeschütz 40. Assault Gun armed with 75 mm L/43 or L/48 on Panzer III chassis (Sd.Kfz. 142/1) | | | | StuH 42 - Sturmhaubitze 42. StuG III with 105 mm light field howitzer (Sd. Kfz. 142/2) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Panzer IV | Pre-war | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total | | | | Pz IV (short) | 211 | 45 | 268 | 467 | 124 | | | | 1,115 | | | | Pz IV (long) | | | | | 870 | 3,013 | 3,126 | 385 | 7,394 | | | | StuG IV | | | | | | 30 | 1,006 | 105 | 1,141 | | | | Jagdpanzer IV | | | | | | | 769 | | 769 | | | | Jagdpanzer IV/70 | | | | | | | 767 | 441 | 1,208 | | | | Sturmpanzer IV | | | | | | 66 | 215 | 17 | 298 | | | | Hornisse | | | | | | 345 | 133 | 16 | 494 | | | | Hummel | | | | | | 368 | 289 | 57 | 714 | | | | Moebelwagen | | | | | | | 205 | 35 | 240 | | | | Wirbelwind | | | | | | | 100 | 6 | 106 | | | | Ostwind | | | | | | | 15 | 28 | 43 | | | | Total | 211 | 45 | 268 | 467 | 994 | 3,822 | 6,625 | 1,090 | | 13,522 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Variants: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Panzer IV (short) - Panzer IV with short 75 mm L/24 gun | | Panzer IV (long) - Panzer IV with long 75 mm L/43 or L/48 gun | | Sturmgeschütz IV - Assault Gun. Superstructure of Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G on Panzer IV chassis; armed with 75 mm L/48 gun (Sd.Kfz. 167) | | Jagdpanzer IV - Tank Destroyer with 75 mm L/48 gun on Panzer IV chassis (Sd.Kfz. 162) | | Jagdpanzer IV/70 - Tank Destroyer with 75 mm L/70 gun on Panzer IV chassis (Sd.Kfz. 162/1) | | Sturmpanzer IV (Brummbär) - with 150 mm field howitzer on Panzer IV chassis (Sd.Kfz. 166) | | Hummel - 150 mm field howitzer on Geschützwagen III/IV chassis (Sd.Kfz. 165) | | Hornisse - 88 mm PaK43/1 auf Geschützwagen III/IV, later known as Nashorn (Sd. Kfz. 164) | | Möbelwagen - Anti Aircraft. 37mm FlaK 43 L/89 on Panzer IV chassis (Flakpanzer IV Sd.Kfz.161/3) | | Wirbelwind - Anti Aircraft. quadruple 20mm FlaK 38 L/112.5 guns on Panzer IV chassis, with armored turret (Flakpanzer IV) | | Ostwind - Anti Aircraft. 37mm FlaK 43 L/89 on Panzer IV chassis, with armored turret (Flakpanzer IV) | | The Panzer IV was originally armed with a low-velocity 75 mm L/24 gun. In 1942 this was upgraded to a 75 mm L/43 gun, in 1943 to a 75 mm L/48 gun; both these guns are classed as "long" in the table. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Panzer V | Pre-war | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total | | | | Panther | | | | | | 1,848 | 3,777 | 507 | 6,132 | | | | JagdPanther | | | | | | 1 | 226 | 198 | 425 | | | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,849 | 4,003 | 705 | | 6,557 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Variants: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Panther (Panzer V) was armed with a 75 mm KwK 42 L/70 gun (Sd.Kfz. 171) | | | | | Jagdpanther - Tank Destroyer with an 88 mm L/71 PaK43 gun on Panzer V chassis (Sd.Kfz. 173) | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Panzer VI | Pre-war | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Total | | | | Tiger I | | | | | 78 | 649 | 623 | | 1,350 | | | | Tiger II | | | | | | 1 | 377 | 112 | 490 | | | | Jagdtiger | | | | | | | 51 | 28 | 79 | | | | Sturmtiger | | | | | | | 18 | | 18 | | | | Elefant | | | | | | 90 | | | 90 | | | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 740 | 1,069 | 140 | | 2,027 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Variants: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tiger I (Panzer VI E) was armed with an 88 mm L/56 gun (Sd.Kfz. 181) | | | | | Tiger II (Panzer VI B, also known as Königstiger) was armed with an 88 mm L/71 gun (Sd.Kfz. 182) | | | | | Jagdtiger - Tank Destroyer armed with a 128 mm L/55 PaK44 gun (Sd.Kfz. 186) | | | | | Sturmtiger - 380 mm rocket mortar on Tiger I chassis (converted from battle damaged tanks) | | | | | The Elefant (Sd.Kfz. 184) used the chassis of Porsche's losing entry for the Tiger competition. On top of this chassis, a forward-facing 88 mm L/71 gun was mounted. | | | |
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| Pre-war | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | | | | | Grand Totals | 3,503 | 370 | 1,788 | 3,687 | 5,979 | 11,750 | 18,956 | 4,406 | | 50,439 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Summary Table: | Pre-war | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | | | | | Panzer I | 1,893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1,893 | | | Panzer II | 1,223 | 15 | 99 | 265 | 848 | 803 | 151 | 0 | | 3,404 | | | Panzer 38(t) | 78 | 153 | 367 | 678 | 652 | 1,008 | 2,356 | 1,335 | | 6,627 | | | Panzer III | 98 | 157 | 1,054 | 2,277 | 3,407 | 3,528 | 4,752 | 1,136 | | 16,409 | | | Panzer IV | 211 | 45 | 268 | 467 | 994 | 3,822 | 6,625 | 1,090 | | 13,522 | | | Panger V | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,849 | 4,003 | 705 | | 6,557 | | | Panzer VI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 740 | 1,069 | 140 | | 2,027 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 3,503 | 370 | 1,788 | 3,687 | 5,979 | 11,750 | 18,956 | 4,406 | | 50,439 | | (source)
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