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World War 2 Death Count Per Country

Here we've compiled a comprehensive collection of World War 2 Statistics. Please note that these figues are approximate. Individual sources of statistics sometimes vary.
Country                 Military               Civilian               Total
USSR                     12 million            17 million            29 million
Poland                    597,000              5.86 million       6.27 million
Germany               3.25 million         2.44 million       5.69 million
Yugoslavia             305,000             1.35 million        1.66 million
Romania                450,000              465,000             915,000
Hungary                200,000              600,000            800,000
France                   245,000              350,000             595,000
Italy                       380,000              153,000             533,000
Great Britain        403,000              92,700                495,000
United States       407,000               6,000                 413,000
Czechoslovakia     7,000                   315,000             322,000
Holland                  13,700                 236,000             249,000
Greece                   19,000                 140,000             159,000
Belgium                 76,000                 23,000                99,000



Death Distribution Of Both World Wars
War                       Military Dead                   Civilian Dead
World War 1              95%                                        5%
World War 2              33%                                      67% ?????? but why.........

"It is of course well known that the only source of war is politics ... war is simply a continuation of political intercourse, with the addition of other means." - Carl von Clausewitz, Vom Kriege (On War)

The basic motivation, of course, is willingness to wage war, but motivations may be analysed specifically. Motivations for war may be different for those ordering the war than for those undertaking the war. For a state to prosecute a war it must have the support of its leadership, its military forces, and the population. For example, in the third Punic War, Rome's leaders may have wished to make war with Carthage for the purpose of annihilating a resurgent rival; the army may have wished to make war with Carthage to exploit the great opportunity for plunder while levelling the city of Carthage. But the Roman people may have tolerated the war with Carthage on account of the demonisation of the Carthaginians in popular culture, since there had been rumors of child sacrifice. Since many people are involved, a war may acquire a life of its own -- from the confluences of many different motivations.