Because of the war, many people suffered from disease and malnutrition because of food shortages brought about by a disruption in trade. Millions of men were also mobilized for the war, taking their labor away from farms, which cut down food production. In the Ottoman Empire, there were also the genocides that killed thousands of people.
The Spanish flu also killed a lot of people, but historians often left these figures out of accounts. Finally, there are even more indirect deaths caused by the wars that are not accounted for in such reports.
The Armenian Genocide, which left 1. To secure their borders, they put Armenian men in work camps, which became extermination centers, and forced marched the elderly, women, and children to Northern Syria, which became a death march. The war, beyond battlefield deaths, without exaggeration, can be called the war that made the modern world. How to look for records of View Online How many are online?
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What do I need to know before I start? Try to find out: the name of the person the approximate date of death the branch of the armed forces and the unit, if applicable. Allied air casualties recorded by German authorities, — Consult German record cards containing details of several thousand deceased allied airmen whose bodies were found by or near to their aircraft, having been shot down.
Name of person or ship. Contact us for advice. Still need help? Live chat For quick pointers Tuesday to Saturday to Email For more detailed research enquiries. Related research guides. Births, marriages and deaths at sea or abroad. World War One was unlike any other war seen before or since and it would leave a lasting mark on society and warfare. Families were torn apart, generations of people were slaughtered and towns and cities across Europe were destroyed.
This year marks the centenary of the end of this brutal conflict, and Remembrance Day will commemorate the signing of the Armistice on November 11, WW1 lasted for four years , from July 28 until the Armistice was signed on November 11, More than 70 million military personnel were reportedly mobilised to fight during the four years of WW1, including 60 million Europeans. Around five million Brits served between and , according to the BBC.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica records that around 8. Exact figures are hard to come by, and some estimates have put the total death toll of military personnel at anywhere up to 15 million.
The Triple Entente, consisting of the allied powers of France , Russia and Britain , is thought to have lost around six million troops. These numbers include both combat deaths and those missing in action.
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