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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.
| Branch (incl. pow) |
Dead |
% |
| Heer |
4.202.030 |
79,0 |
| Kriegsmarine |
138.429 |
2,6 |
| Luftwaffe |
432.706 |
8,1 |
| Waffen-SS |
313.749 |
5,9 |
| Volkssturm |
77.726 |
1,5 |
| Police |
63.462 |
1,2 |
| Auxiliary |
53.231 |
1,0 |
| Support org (non-aux.) |
37.198 |
0,7 |
| Total |
5.318.531 |
| Branch (pow) |
Dead |
% |
| Wehrmacht |
393.013 |
8,14 |
| Waffen-SS |
28.264 |
9,01 |
| Volkssturm |
21.099 |
27,15 |
| Various |
17.099 |
16,99 |
| Total |
459.475 |
8,6 |
(% of those inprisoned)
Sources used
Rüdiger Overmans - Deutsche militärische Verluste im Zweiten Weltkrieg
