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03-14-2005, 08:14 PM
Bloodiest Modern Battle
The greatest death toll in a battle has been estimated at 1,109,000 in the Battle of Stalingrad.
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Bloodiest War
The most costly war in terms of human life was World War II, in which the total number of fatalities, including battle deaths and civilians of all countries, is estimated to have been 56.4 million. The country which suffered most in proportion to its population was Poland, with 6,028,000 deaths, equivalent to 17.2% of its population. The Soviet Union lost an estimated 26.6 million of its citizens.
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