Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Numbers from World War I.

Today marks the 90th anniversary of World War I. I have not really read a whole lot about this war until today. Wikipedia has a really interesting article about the war. It is incredible how many soldiers gave their life for their respective sides. We should never forget what freedom costs.

Casualties and losses
US & ALLIES
Military dead:

5,525,000
Military wounded: 12,831,500
Military missing: 4,121,000
THEM
Military dead:

4,386,000
Military wounded: 8,388,000
Military missing: 3,629,000

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