Title: WW1 facts and numbers: Remembering how many died, WW1 soldiers and the mind-blowing scale of the war this Armistice Day | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
Headings: WW1 facts and numbers: Remembering how many died, WW1 soldiers and the mind-blowing scale of the war this Armistice Day
WW1 facts and numbers: Remembering how many died, WW1 soldiers and the mind-blowing scale of the war this Armistice Day
When did WW1 start and end?
How many soldiers fought in WW1?
How many died in WW1?
How many soldiers were wounded in WW1?
How many countries fought in WW1?

Content: How many soldiers fought in WW1? More than 70 million military personnel were reportedly mobilised to fight during the four years of WW1, including 60 million Europeans. Around five million Brits served between 1914 and 1918, according to the BBC. How many died in WW1? British stretcher bearers (Daily Herald Archive / Science & Society Picture Library) / Daily Herald Archive / Science & Society Picture Library
The Encyclopaedia Britannica records that around 8.5 million soldiers are believed to have been killed in WW1. Exact figures are hard to come by, and some estimates have put the total death toll of military personnel at anywhere up to 15 million. The Triple Entente, consisting of the allied powers of France, Russia and Britain, is thought to have lost around six million troops. Around four million troops were lost from the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. These numbers include both combat deaths and those missing in action. How many soldiers were wounded in WW1?