• ours@lemmy.film
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      1 year ago

      Nearly half of those are civilians… war sucks no matter how we look at it.

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      1 year ago

      Yes civilian deaths were higher. But military deaths are able to be counted more reliably so they are easier to compare.

      Estimates are that 38 million civilians died in WW2, so there you go. That number is way higher too.

      • Dkarma@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Oh so if you just don’t count civilians your original statement seems true. I’m sure the million dead are consoled by that.