First World War
June 28, 1914 - November 11, 1918
Duration: 4 years, 3 months and 14 days.
| 10 to 31 | Million people died among civilians and the military |
| 6,000 | Dead for each day |
| 70 | Million soldiers mobilized |
| Opposing Sides |
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| Alliance Countries | Axis Countries |
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| Belgium | Germany |
| Romania | Austro - Hungarian Empire |
| Portugal | Turkey |
| Greece | Bulgaria |
| China | |
| United States | |
| Great Britain | |
| France | |
| Russia | |
| Italy | |
| Serbia | |
| Japan | |
| 21 | Million men were injured |
| 70% | Of the dead and wounded were victims of artillery fire |
| 15 | Million were mutilated |
| 6 | Million prisoners |
| 10 | Million refugees across Europe |
| 3 | Million widows |
| 6 | Million orphans |
| 68,000 | Tons of gas released by the British and French. |
| 51,000 | Tons of gas released by Germany. |
| 20,000 | Killed by combat gases. |
| 1.3 | Billion howitzers were fired. |
| 91,198 | Soldiers from both sides were gassed, and suffered cruel deaths |
| 116,000 | US soldiers killed during the nine months of participation in the conflict |
| 8 | Years old - Soldier Moncilo Gavric ’was of Serbian origin’ |
| 208 | Billion dollars at that time is the estimated cost of the First World War. |