How many soldiers died in battle during world war 1?
Due to inaccurate reporting and lost or destroyed records the following numbers are approximate. According to research conducted by John Simkin (BA, MA, MPhil), creator of the Spartacus Educational website, there were 5,152,115 Allied casualties and 3,386,200 Central Powers casualties, totalling 8,538,315 killed and died of other causes.
