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Published: 04 March 2011 04 March 2011
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Last Updated: 07 April 2012 07 April 2012
The below figures include only those killed, not those taken prisoners or wounded.
Heer |
Dead |
Eastern front |
2.471.490 |
Germany (1945) |
861.811 |
West |
213.528 |
Various |
315.353 |
POW |
339.848 |
Total |
4.202.030 |
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Kriegsmarine |
Dead |
Eastern front |
10.033 |
Germany (1945) |
26.132 |
West |
11.000 |
Various |
82.231 |
POW |
9.033 |
Total |
138.429 |
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Luftwaffe |
Dead |
Eastern front |
116.891 |
Germany (1945) |
138.320 |
West |
62.198 |
Various |
79.198 |
POW |
36.099 |
Total |
432.706 |
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Waffen-SS |
Dead |
Eastern front |
116.363 |
Germany (1945) |
87.693 |
West |
43.198 |
Various |
38.231 |
POW |
28.264 |
Total |
313.749 |
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Various |
Dead |
Eastern front |
28.132 |
Germany (1945) |
116.089 |
West |
10.033 |
Various |
31.132 |
POW |
46.231 |
Total |
231.617 |
Sources used
Rüdiger Overmans - Deutsche militärische Verluste im Zweiten Weltkrieg