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List of battles and other violent events by death toll

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List of battles and other violent events by death toll

This page lists mortalities from battles and other individual military operations or acts of violence, sorted by death toll. For wars and events more extensive in scope, see List of wars and disasters by death toll. For natural disasters, see List of natural disasters by death toll.

Contents

Battles and sieges

Many of the entries in this section are currently for total casualties rather than deaths. Until this notice is removed, check the individual links to confirm what the figure represents.

World War II

  • Maximum 25,000 (minimum 22,700) – Allied airforce bombing of Dresden during the period 7 October 1944 to 7 April 1945
  • Minimum 20,000 – Allied airforce bombing of Berlin in 363 separate raids that took place during the period 7 June 1940 until 25 March 1944
  • Minimum 20,000 – German Luftwaffe bombing of London during the Blitz; 7 September 1940 to 10 May 1941

    • Post-World War II

  • 40,000–150,000 – US bombing campaign of Cambodia categorized as Operation Menu and Operation Freedom Deal from 18 March 1969 to 15 August 1973
  • 1,400 – Operation Linebacker II 'Christmas bombing' (Vietnam), 1972

    • World War II

  • 100,000– USAAF bombing of Tokyo on March 10, 1945
  • 66,000–70,000 – Atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the USAAF, (Japan, 1945)
  • 50,000–Battle of Hamburg (Germany, July 1943), week-long Operation Gomorrah by RAF and USAAF
  • 35,000–40,000 – Atomic bombing of Nagasaki by the USAAF, (Japan, 1945)
  • 17,000– Bombing of Pforzheim by Allies (Germany, February 23, 1945)
  • 7,500–8,500 – Fighter-bomber attacks on SS Cap Arcona and SS Thielbek, (Germany, 1945)
  • 2000–5000 – Bombing of Le Havre by Allied forces (France, 1944)
  • 1500–4000 – Bombing of Caen by Allied forces (France, 1944)
  • 3,000– Taihoku air raid (Taiwan, 1943–1945)
  • 2,300–5,000 – Operation Punishment: Bombing of Belgrade by Nazi Germany (Yugoslavia, 1941)
  • 2,403– Bombing of Pearl Harbor by Imperial Japan (United States, 1941)
  • 1,200– Allied bombing of Belgrade (Yugoslavia, 1944)
  • 800–900 – Bombing of Rotterdam by Nazi Germany, May 14, 1940.

    • World War I

    The loss of two British cruisers to a German naval squadron at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914 was followed by the Battle of the Falkland Islands on 8 December where most of the German force was destroyed. The Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916 was the largest naval battle during World War I and resulted in the loss of three British battlecruisers and three armoured cruisers.

    Terrorist attacks

    This section lists terrorist attacks in which at least 50 individuals were killed.

    Mass unrest, riots and pogroms

    This section lists events in which at least 100 individuals were killed from riots or mass unrest.

    Human sacrifice and mass suicide

    This section lists notable individual episodes of mass suicide or human sacrifice. For tolls arising from the systematic practice of suicide or sacrifice, see Human sacrifice and ritual suicide.

    References

    List of battles and other violent events by death toll Wikipedia
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