How many French died in WWI?

How many French died in WWI?

The UK War Office in 1922 estimated French losses as 1,385,300 dead and missing, including 58,000 colonial soldiers. The U.S. War Department in 1924 estimated 1,357,800 killed and died. The names of the soldiers who died for France during World War I are listed on-line by the French government.

How many allies died in France?

Allied casualties were documented for at least 10,000, with 4,414 confirmed dead.

How many casualties did the French suffer?

It was one of the longest, bloodiest, and most-ferocious battles of the war; French casualties amounted to about 400,000, German ones to about 350,000. Some 300,000 were killed.

How many died on the last day of ww1?

Historian Joseph Persico estimated the total dead, wounded and missing on all sides on the final day was 10,900.

How many died on D Day by country?

The cost of the Normandy campaign was high on both sides. From D-day through August 21, the Allies landed more than two million men in northern France and suffered more than 226,386 casualties: 72,911 killed/missing and 153,475 wounded. German losses included over 240,000 casualties and 200,000 captured.

What did France lose during ww1?

Between 20 August and 27 August 1914, the French army lost 40,000 men, 27,000 of which were killed on 22 August alone. Losses between 16 April and 25 April 1917 amounted to approximately 30,000 killed….The delicate management of the number of troops↑

War years	Losses recorded
1917	164.000
1918	235.000

How much did France destroy in ww1?

French Losses

French Losses	Totals
Farmland laid waste (sq. miles)	8,000
Houses destroyed	300,000
Factories destroyed	6,000
School destroyed	1,500

Who fired the last shot of ww1?

Henry Gunther

Henry Nicholas Gunther
Died	November 11, 1918 (aged 23) Chaumont-devant-Damvillers, Meuse, France
Buried	Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Baltimore
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	U.S. Army