A majority of the 60 to 75 million people who died in World War II were civilians.
Sources
- World War II (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/ww2 (dcas.dmdc.osd.mil)
- https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/world-war-two-casualties-by-country (worldpopulationreview.com)
- https://www.goodreads.com/notes/56896526-an-elegant-defense/108421659-dan-seitz/8e7c8120-4977-494a-8760-a3e8bd3bf84c (goodreads.com)
- https://studycorgi.com/world-war-ii-casualties-and-civilian-deaths-statistical-overview-and-causes/ (studycorgi.com)
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