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by vkou 1830 days ago
The British Empire ruled over more than half a billion souls in 1939. 100 million lived in France and its colonies (Which were heavily drawn on for manpower.) 86 million in Germany.

It's true that the demographic impact of the death toll was more skewed, depending on whether or not the war was happening right on your doorstep, and on whether or not the Nazis were actively trying to liquidate people of your ethnicity.

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That doesn't mean the British could send a boat halfway around the world and bring back a half billion soldiers to throw into the front, or anything remotely resembling that. So what I'm asking for is stats on British/French/German casualties among their native men. Without such stats, comparisons are not really possible.