Some Allied and German Casualty Rates in the European Theater of Operations

Abstract

Historical research is aimed at gaining some new insights into relationships which might exist among the key simulation elements of force ratios, casualties, and rates of advance. This paper has two objectives. It examines U.S. and German casualties and casualty rates in the European Theater in 1944-45 with prime emphasis on the Normandy-Northern France campaign of June-September 1944. The second objective is to describe the methodological problems likely to be encountered in any effort to glean comparative statistics from the records of the Second World War which may be applicable to future war in Europe.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0779850

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People

  • Leonard Wainstein

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

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  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Battles
  • Casualties
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Operations
  • Field Army
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Second World War
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Data
  • Statistics
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Wounds And Injuries

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