World War II was the deadliest war. The Siege of Leningrad caused close to four million casualties, with most deaths from civilian starvation and exposure rather than battlefield combat. The Soviet side suffered an estimated 2 million total casualties including killed, wounded, sick, and evacuated; the Axis suffered roughly 500,000 German casualties. The siege lasted 872 days and caused many civilian deaths from cold and starvation before the blockade ended. Major battles across Europe, Asia, oceans, and skies were ranked by total military casualties including killed, missing, captured, and wounded. The Battle of the Bulge was a major turning point as the last large offensive.
World War II was the deadliest war and the Siege of Leningrad was the one of the deadliest WWII sieges, with close to four million casualties. However, most deaths were civilian starvation and exposure, not battlefield combat. It was particularly tragic for the Allied side who suffered an estimated 2 million total Soviet casualties (including killed, wounded, sick, and evacuated),
To identify the major World War II battles with the most casualties, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed WWII battles from World War 2 Facts, an online database of WWII battles. We ranked these battles based on the total military casualties: killed, missing, captured, or wounded. We included supplementary information regarding total casualties on the Axis and Allied sides as well as the troops and military assets on both sides.
In WWII, battles were fought on many different fields, oceans, and skies, from France to the Philippines, from Japan to the Soviet Union, and many places in between. Battles fought during this war were often of great importance, turning the tide for one side or the other. For example, the Battle of the Bulge was one of the biggest turning points in the war primarily because it was the last major offensive
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