HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Germany
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Austria
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Russia
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France
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Detailed explanation-1: -The nation that suffered the most combat casualties in World War I was Russia. About 1.7 million Russians were killed and about 4.9 million Russians were wounded. Germany, though, suffered almost equally high losses. About 1.7 million (possibly more) Germans were killed and about 4.2 million Germans were wounded.
Detailed explanation-2: -Estimates of the total losses of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces range from 1.1 to 1.2 million in addition to 450, 000 deceased prisoners of war and 300, 000 soldiers who stayed missed after war. The number of direct and indirect civilian losses is completely unknown.
Detailed explanation-3: -More than half of the total number of casualties are accounted for by the dead of the Republic of China and of the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Soviet Union lost around 27 million people during the war, including 8.7 million military and 19 million civilians. This represents the most military deaths of any nation by a large margin.