Casualties On The Russian Front

United States.

1 Jan 1943 to 29 Dec 1944 (728 days)

Force Deployed: 1-2 US Field Armies as American Expeditionary Force. 500,000 men deployed.
Losses
KIA: 227,900
WIA to extent that they can be returned to service in a little bit (bandaid injuries essentially): 151,350
WIA needing evacuation to rear areas: 969,000
Disease (including frostbite): 420,000
Losses due to "non battle injury" including traffic accidents: 112,700

30 December 1944 to 30 December 1945 (365 days)

Force deployed: Four Field Armies as FUSAGIR with 1.2 million men
Losses
KIA: 274,200
WIA to extent that they can be returned to service in a little bit (bandaid injuries essentially): 182,120
WIA needing evacuation to rear areas: 1,166,000
Disease (including frostbite): 505,480
Losses due to "non battle injury" including traffic accidents: 135,600

31 December 1945 to 8 August 1947 (585 days)

Force deployed: Eight Field Armies as FUSAGIR and SUSAGIR with 2.4 million men.
Losses
KIA: 879,150
WIA to extent that they can be returned to service in a little bit (bandaid injuries essentially): 583,700
WIA needing evacuation to rear areas: 3,700,700
Disease (including frostbite): 1,600,300
Losses due to "non battle injury" including traffic accidents: 434,790

Total Casualties for American Forces in Russia — 1943 to 1947

KIA: 1.3 million
WIA to extent that they can be returned to service in a little bit (bandaid injuries essentially): 917,000
WIA needing evacuation to rear areas: 5.8 million
Losses from disease (probably frostbite, etc): 2.5 million
Losses due to "non battle injury" - probably guys who overspeed their jeeps: 683,000

These appalling losses explain much about U.S. policy after World War Two. They reveal why the United States was not prepared to countenance a major land campaign at any time thereafter. The carnage of the Russian Front sank very deep into the American public psyche and explains why the United States has concentrated entirely on strategic warfare ever since.

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