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Consequences

// The numbers of war: deaths of civilians and military personal, economic resources spent in the war.

Statistics of World War II qualify as being in the greatest war in terms of human and economic resources spent. 

Country Military Dead Military Wounded or Missing Civilians Wounded or Missing Civil Dead Total Deaths
Allies          
Belgium 12,000 ? ? 76,000 88,000
Brazil 943 4222 ? ? 1000
Commonwealth 373,372 475,047 251,724 92,673 466,000
Australia 23,365 39,803 32,393 ? 24,000
Canada 37,476 53,174 10,888 ? 38,000
India 24,338 64,354 91,243 ? ?
New Zealand 10,033 19,314 10,582 ? 10,000
South Africa 6840 14,363 16,430 ? 7000
United Kingdom 264,443 277,077 213,919 92,673 357,000
China 1,310,224 1752.951 115,248 ? ?
Czechoslovakia 10,000 ? ? 215,000 225,000
Denmark 1800 ? ? 2000 4000
France 213,324 400,000 ? 350,000 563,000
Greece 88,300 ? ? 325,000 413,000
Netherlands 7900 2860 ? 200,000 208,000
Norway 3000 ? ? 7000 10,000
Poland 123,178 236,606 420,760 5,675,000 5.8 million
Philippines 27,000 ? ? 91,000 118,000
USA 292,131 671,801 139,709 6000 298,000
USSR 11,000,000 ? ? 7,000,000 18,000,000
Yugoslavia 305,000 425,000 ? 1.2 million 1,505,000
Axis          
Bulgaria 10,000 ? ? 10,000 20,000
Finland 82,000 50,000 ? 2000 84,000
Germany 3.5 million 5,000,000 3.4 million 780,000 4.2 million
Hungary 200,000 ? 170,000 290,000 490,000
Italy 242,322 66,000 350,000 152,941 395,000
Japan 1.3 million 4,000,000 810,000 672,000 1,972,000
Romania 300,000 ? 100,000 200,000 500,000
TOTAL 19,768,989 13,552,572 6,132,896 17,439,287 37,208,153


Except the U.S., most states and allies less militarized, the following money was not the only one lost during the conflict. The Soviet government estimates that nearly 30% of national wealth has been lost. The total cost for the Japanese was estimated at 562 billion Euros. 


 


Country Cash (Euros)
U.S. * 341 billion
Germany 272 billion
USSR 192 billion
United Kingdom 120 billion
Italy 94 billion
Japan 56 billion
TOTAL 1 trillion


 

* The U.S. spent the most money in the war, about 341 billion euros, including 50 billion euros spent on logistical support, of which 30 billion euros went to the UK, 11 billion Euros for the Soviet Union, 5 billion euros to China and three billion euros to 35 other countries.




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