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The estimates were all over the place. To refute the people who opposed using the a-bomb, Truman said it had saved 1 million casualties and later he said 500,000. That really started it all. The best book you can get from your library about the whole scenario, in my opinion, is "Code-Name Downfall" by Thomas Allen, it shows all estimates and makes a final conclusion on the best ones for the invasion of southern Japan. All I can say is "Thank the Lord" we did not have to invade. Think of both the US and Japanese deaths if that had been necessary.
The day of the massive invasion of the beaches at Normandy is known as D-Day.
The number of Allied combat casualties on D-Day is approximated at10,000, of whom 2,500 died.Here is the breakdown of the casualties:British - 2700Canadians - 946Americans - 660315,000-20,000 French civilians died with an unknown number of casualties.Britain: 2,700 killedUnited States: 1,465 killedCanada: 500 killedGermany: 4,000 killedAxis Casualties:9,000Allied Casualties:Estimated at 10,000; exact figures not available____________________________________________________-However, the allies attacked in greater numbers, and lost far less troops than the Germans, percentage wise. There were only 10,000 German troops guarding the coastline. Compare that to the 175,000 allied troops who attacked.
The estimated number of Russian casualties at the end of the Second World War was 23,400,000.
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The estimates were all over the place. To refute the people who opposed using the a-bomb, Truman said it had saved 1 million casualties and later he said 500,000. That really started it all. The best book you can get from your library about the whole scenario, in my opinion, is "Code-Name Downfall" by Thomas Allen, it shows all estimates and makes a final conclusion on the best ones for the invasion of southern Japan. All I can say is "Thank the Lord" we did not have to invade. Think of both the US and Japanese deaths if that had been necessary.
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Since 1800, the largest number of casualties due to volcanic eruption has been an estimated 92,000 associated with Mount Tambora in Indonesia in 1815.
In terms of number of ships , the Okinawa invasion fleet was larger. In terms of casualties the number was far greater at Okinawa. The US Navy deaths were higher than Marines or Army.
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According to Wikipedia, the 1931 floods in China had an estimated death toll of 2,500,000 to 3,700,000
Of the over 21,000 Japanese soldiers entrenched on the island, 20,703 died either from fighting or by ritual suicide. Only 216 were captured during the battle. The Allied forces suffered 27,909 casualties, with 6,825 killed in action. The number of American casualties was greater than the total Allied casualties on D-Day (estimated at 10,000, compared with 125,847 American casualties during the entire Battle of Normandy).[7] Iwo Jima was also the only U.S. Marine battle where the American casualties exceeded the Japanese.[8] Some 300 Navy seamen were also killed.[1]Because all the civilians had been evacuated, there were no civilian casualties at Iwo Jima, unlike at Saipan and Okinawa.[9]
The estimated number of US casualties during the D-Day Landings in Normandy, France was 125,847.
The estimated number of Brazilian casualties at the end of the Second World War was 2000 people.
Napoleon's Grand Army suffered huge numbers of casualties in the invasion of Russia. The number of soldiers killed ranges as high as 270,000. Captures were almost 200,000. And, the Grand Army lost 200,000 horses and 1,000 guns.
The day of the massive invasion of the beaches at Normandy is known as D-Day.