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Saturday, March 2, 2019

Of the 7.354 Million Soldiers Killed in Battle, 50,000 Were Americans, 1919

From The Hickory Daily Record, March 1, 1919

Over 7 Million Soldiers Are Killed

By the Associated Press

Washington, March 1—Battlefield deaths during the war among all participants as far as available statistics show were given today by General March as 7,354,000. This represents only men killed in action or died of wounds.

In the last prepared by the general staff Russia led with 1,700,000; Germany was second with 1,600,000 and the United States last with 50,000.

Approximate figures for the other nations were:

France—1,385,000

England—800,000

Italy—460,000

Turkey—400,000

Belgium—102,000

Rumania—100,000

Serbia and Montenegro, 100,000


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