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#41529. Doug1230
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Which modern day battle resulted in over 1,000,000 deaths?
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RickF
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Battle of Stalingrad
Nov 24 03, 11:03 AM
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Stew54
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Could be the siege of Leningrad, though as it lasted about two years it might not count as a single battle.
I went to the mass graves outside Leningrad once, some years ago, and it was dreadful and awe-inspiring at the same time. Huge mounds as far as the eye can see, each containing thousands of bodies. I was told at the time more than a million people were buried there.
Nov 24 03, 11:06 AM
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Doug1230
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Bravo, RickF! The Battle of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) started in the Summer of 1942 and ended with the German surrender in January, 1943. The death toll has been estimated at 1,109,000.
Nov 24 03, 11:26 AM
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markklein199
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The first Battle of the Somme in July 1916, during World War I, resulted in over a million deaths.
However, including civilian casualties, the Battle of Stalingrad resulted in the loss of over 2 million lives.
Nov 24 03, 11:29 AM
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Doug1230
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Thanks for the post, mark... Can you reference a website detailing the total deaths at the Somme? All I've been able to find are estimates of total "casualties" of over 1 million...
Nov 24 03, 11:55 AM
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markklein199
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Here's one that says the total killed on the French, British and German sides were 1.2 million. (Sorry I don't know how to put a hyperlink onto the screen). I've also cited a BBC News website and other websites that refers to "one million dead" or over during the battle. However, I have also seen a lot more sites that say "one million casualties," often with a breakdown of 400,000 British, 200,000 French and 450,000 German. The use of the word casualties would obviously include those maimed or wounded during the war. It's possible that the websites I have cited simply didn't do their research well enough and misread one million "casualties" as one million dead. I'm going to retract my answer.
 http://ftp.ccccd.edu/andrade/WorldLitII2333/War20.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1866776.stm
Nov 24 03, 1:23 PM
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Doug1230
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I took my information from the Guiness Book of World Records website, but that doesn't necessarily mean they did THEIR research, either!
Nov 24 03, 2:16 PM
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