These Are The 5 Most Horrific Wars In All Of History

Kyle Mizokami, National Interest: Bloodbaths: These Are the 5 Most Horrific Wars in All of History

Unlike World War I, World War II was a truly global war with much of the fighting taking place in Asia and the Pacific. The Soviet Union lost an estimated 27 million military personnel and civilians, making it by far the country with the highest death toll. China is thought to have suffered 20 million deaths, Germany 6-7 million, and Japan roughly 2.5 to 3.2 million. The United States was fortunate, losing approximately 420,000, all but 10,000 military deaths.

All wars are awful. Some wars are much, much more awful than others.

This is by no means a comprehensive list, nor does it comprise anything but a fraction of the overall deaths in wars in human history. Still, the five wars on this list may have collectively killed up to a quarter of a billion people.

These wars were big and upset the status quo. The Chinese Civil War turned more than half a billion people Red. World War II destroyed a totalitarian menace. Even the Mongol invasions echo in the present as an estimated 16 million people worldwide carry the genes of Genghis Khan.

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WNU editor: In terms of sheer numbers of people killed .... yup .... those 5 wars should be on the list.

Update: Here is a more comprehensive list .... List of wars by death toll (Wikipedia). Hat tip to Fred for this list.