Twenty percent of Poland's population died during World War II, the highest of any nation

The Japanese invaded the US state of Alaska during World War II. There were more American casualties defending Alaska than defending Pearl Harbor

Over 1 million soldiers died during that Battle of Stalingrad in World War II. That is roughly the same number of United States combat deaths in all of its wars put together

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80% of all Soviet males born in the year 1923 died in World War II