- Russia: 1.7 million military deaths and 1.5 million civilian deaths
- France: 1.3 million military deaths and 300,000 civilian deaths
- Germany: 1.8 million military deaths and 700,000 civilian deaths
- United Kingdom: 908,000 military deaths and 16,500 civilian deaths
- United States: 116,000 military deaths and 12,500 civilian deaths
As you can see, Russia and France lost significantly more people than Germany.
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