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Countries in World War II Quiz

Name the countries that had at least 10,000 military deaths during WWII.
Sovereign countries that existed as of September 1, 1939
Czechoslovakia and Austria don't count because they had already been taken over by Germany
Also India doesn't count because it was part of the British Empire. Philippines was part of the US, etc...
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Last updated: February 24, 2020
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First submittedDecember 18, 2012
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Deaths
Country
11,400,000
Soviet Union
5,318,000
Germany
3,750,000
China
2,300,000
Japan
446,000
Yugoslavia
407,300
United States
383,700
United Kingdom
341,000
Italy
Deaths
Country
300,000
Romania
240,000
Poland
210,000
France
200,000
Hungary
95,000
Finland
42,000
Canada
39,700
Australia
35,100
Greece
Deaths
Country
34,000
Estonia
30,000
Latvia
25,000
Lithuania
18,500
Bulgaria
18,200
Netherlands
12,000
Belgium
11,900
South Africa
11,700
New Zealand
Quizmaster
+48
Level ∞
Nov 17, 2016
I have majorly revamped this quiz. I increased the criteria from 1,000 to 10,000 which removed a lot of questionable cases such as Ireland, Spain, and Newfoundland. I also added the Baltic countries which were missing before, and removed Czechoslovakia which lost its sovereignty prior to the start of the war.
plattitude
+56
Level 90
Nov 18, 2016
Completely understand the rationale, but was a little disappointed to see Newfoundland drop off the list, as this quiz was how I learned it used to be it's own state.
andwer21
+4
Level 51
Apr 9, 2018
This is a quiz of countries, not countries and self-governing states.
Debre1024
+18
Level 17
Apr 17, 2018
Wasn't newfoundland an independent country before in 1939?
JackintheBox
+6
Level 74
Mar 25, 2019
its :)
plattitude
+5
Level 90
Jul 10, 2020
D'oh! Yes, its. And yes, it was an independent country (nation, state, whatever synonym you want to use) before 39.
flysky500
+3
Level 23
Aug 19, 2020
what about norway?
Luxemburger
+1
Level 18
Sep 15, 2021
Newfoundland wasnt independent before 1939 it was occupied by the british instead of canada either way canada was a dominion of the united kingdom so it doesnt really matter
kalbahamut
+6
Level 82
Dec 7, 2016
I was going to comment on this. I remember Czechoslovakia, Brazil, and Thailand all being on the quiz previously.
olafus
+2
Level 67
Dec 8, 2016
What about Slovakia?
nikochan
+3
Level 56
Dec 9, 2016
Slovakia's independent role in WW2 could be questioned, as they were not recognized as a state by anyone besides the axis and were basically a German province with more autonomy.
KataJ
+14
Level 40
May 7, 2017
CzechoSLOVAKIA
Racecarfreak
+4
Level 37
Jun 30, 2018
Slovakia were practically independent, it’s just a case of no recognition. Like Kosovo or North Korea. Addition of Slovakia, please.
CaoMaru
+12
Level 50
Jul 20, 2018
What? I'm pretty sure North Korea is fully recognised and Kosovo is recognised by a majority of countries.
kaislash
+4
Level 35
Sep 20, 2018
North Korea is not recognized by South Korea
AbhishekNS
+10
Level 54
Jun 28, 2020
South Korea is also not recognized by North Korea. Neither is China recognised by a bunch of countries. What is your point ?
GEOFLOPPERxD
+3
Level 20
Nov 27, 2020
true abhishek
TancredTorsson
+2
Level 35
Jul 19, 2021
North Korea is not recognized by South Korea, France, and Japan
SundarIsaacs
+2
Level 61
Aug 3, 2017
Thanks QM!
divantilya
+4
Level 37
Dec 15, 2017
You eliminated Czechoslovakia and Austria because they had already been taken over by Germany. Wasn't Poland also overrun?
ihaveanewname
+2
Level 85
Jan 9, 2019
So was France. So was the U.K. but they ran into the sea and didn't come back until D-Day at Normandy 4 years later with the Americans and Canadians.
CaoMaru
+16
Level 50
Feb 16, 2019
You can't really say the UK was overrun.
PeggaIsLag
+3
Level 56
Dec 31, 2019
It was before the war
Yeoryios
+2
Level 68
Jan 25, 2021
Czechoslovakia was invaded before the start of WW2. WW2 commenced with the invasion of Poland.
CompleteTwaddle
+1
Level 41
May 6, 2021
the invasion of Poland marked the beginning of world war 2, as it was when Hitler signed a peace treaty with stalin, and the uk and france declared war on germany.
MVH43
+6
Level 36
Apr 9, 2018
Norway & Denmark are still missing
skukka
+4
Level 62
May 3, 2018
They didn't bother fighting.
RoadmanM
+9
Level 55
May 20, 2018
Yeah, Norway had around 10.000 casualties
gewehr6628
+3
Level 43
Apr 27, 2021
norway put up some of the hardest resistance against the germans
kito
+3
Level 29
May 30, 2018
umm there are a lot of mistakes here like ,Denmark is not on here nither is norway, and you dont add Czechoslovakia or Austria but you add Australia and new Zealand?!?!?! so you might wanna fix some things up here....
CaoMaru
+8
Level 50
Jul 20, 2018
That's because Denmark and Norway had less than 10,000 military casualties.
VoltCrasher
+9
Level 33
Oct 11, 2019
Austria was annexed by Germany before 1939 (Anschluss), Czechoslovakia was annexed prior to WW2, and both new Zealand and Australia had 10,000 plus casualties.
NickB9876
+3
Level 32
Mar 1, 2020
Lol Australia got the first major victory against Japan, Italy and Germany... not to mention they were one of the first to declare on Germany, as well as sending nearly a million men to fight the axis...
YellowJacket
+4
Level 74
Apr 8, 2020
The Australian troops fought in North Africa, too. Look up the Rats of Tobruk.
olafus
+15
Level 67
Aug 18, 2018
Albania was annexed by Italy before September 1st 1939.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 24, 2020
Albania has been removed thanks.
kalbahamut
+11
Level 82
Mar 1, 2020
So this is why I had to get my points again.
de0293
+1
Level 36
Sep 2, 2021
they had 30k casualties
Daan
+1
Level 36
Nov 19, 2018
Where are Denmark and Norway?
CaoMaru
+50
Level 50
Feb 16, 2019
They are in Northern Europe, part of a region called Scandinavia.
GEOFLOPPERxD
+1
Level 20
Nov 27, 2020
XD
GEOFLOPPERxD
+1
Level 20
Nov 27, 2020
XD
MapsAreGlorious
+1
Level 28
Jan 27, 2019
You missed norway, denmark, siam (Thailand) Brazil Mexico and more...
JackintheBox
+8
Level 74
Feb 18, 2019
'Name the countries that had at least 10,000 military deaths during WWII'
Sifhraven
+9
Level 67
Mar 7, 2020
I think there should be a comprehensive reading test that people should ace, before they are allowed to post comments ;)

90% of the complaints can be answered/countered by simply rereading the title/description back to them.

Like a really really easy test, but with a lot of exceptions. (like "The name of this website" or "which animal meows" and in the description: you should leave out all t's in the answers.)

Sifhraven
+6
Level 67
Mar 7, 2020
Some more rules to spice it up:

answers should be spelled backwards
plurals become singular and vice versa
if an answer contains 2 words only give the 2nd one (so new york becomes york)
If the answer to a question is a country, give its capital 
That could be so much fun :D I could go on dreaming up more, but I ll leave it at this :)
Yanni47
+1
Level 73
Mar 22, 2021
You should make your own quiz with these rules. Something to look forward to. ;)
rere
+2
Level 36
Jul 23, 2019
Latvia and Lithuania were part of the soviet union
Quizmaster
+8
Level ∞
Feb 24, 2020
Not at the start of the war they weren't.
Davos
+3
Level 32
Sep 16, 2020
I think your rationale is inconsistent. Sure India and the Philippines were part of the UK and US "empires" but they were also still nation states, just as Australia and NZ were, which you have included.

Also, what about Indonesia, Thailand and PNG? All saw horrific fighting. Ditto in the case of Albania in Europe.

LuigiDood227
+2
Level 51
Feb 11, 2021
Indonesia was a Dutch colony Thailand was Siam
LuigiDood227
+1
Level 51
Aug 30, 2021
Correction to self*

Thailand was Thailand

But it was just a Japanese puppet with no real losses

johnappleseed
+1
Level 48
Dec 15, 2020
but didnt the slovakia part of czechoslovakia still exist?
travelfan
+18
Level 71
Nov 17, 2016
Crap, totally overlooked the Baltic countries, I thought they were probably part of the USSR at that point.
azteque316
+3
Level 68
Nov 17, 2016
Yep, Me too... You're not alone my friend..
Jerry928
+1
Level 75
Nov 18, 2016
and me :(
joeythelemur
+2
Level 85
Nov 18, 2016
Ditto, those were all I missed.
Algernon
+2
Level 70
Nov 27, 2016
Yeah, and me. Got everything bar those three.
tedpage44
+1
Level 55
Aug 27, 2018
same
skoldpadda
+2
Level 66
Nov 18, 2016
They were independent prior to 1940.
gzx5
+1
Level 61
Dec 7, 2016
But by the time Hitler invaded the Baltic states they long longer were.
Eric79
+1
Level 57
Nov 23, 2016
me too!
ILikeQuizes
+2
Level 65
Nov 26, 2016
I would have missed those three if I didn't have an discussion about it with my girlfriend three hours ago. What a lucky coincidence that helped me get 25/25.
Algernon
+5
Level 70
Nov 27, 2016
QM, it looks like a lot of people are missing the three Baltic states because they assume they were part of the USSR, is it possible to include something in the intro that hints at the fact that the USSR hadn't reached its full size by Sept '39, without making it too obvious who the countries in question are?

Just a thought, as a lot of people seem to be tripping up in the same way.

GeneralWaffle64
+1
Level 45
Dec 7, 2016
Same here
Gurgispeak
+1
Level 26
Apr 12, 2020
Hints? Really? The Molotov-Ribbentropp pact plus the Winter War with Finland and the annexation of the Baltic countries are one of the most important forgotten parts of WWII. Moldova, The Eastern section of Poland (Lwow), the Baltics, Kaliningrad, and a section of Finland were incorporated into the USSR at the end of the war, but were not at the beginning. Köningsberg (Kaliningrad) and Memel (Klaipėda) on the Baltic were in Sept 1939 German-ruled cities, although Hitler had only just annexed Memel in March. Danzig (now Gdansk), also German-majority, was the starting point for the war.
Sulps
+1
Level 59
Dec 7, 2016
The Baltic states were independent up to 1940, but they never declared war on either side in WWII. In 1940, the USSR annexed the Baltic states and a year later, Germany invaded the Soviet Union. After that, it was not rare to find Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians fighting their brethren on the other side of the same battle.
skoldpadda
+1
Level 66
Dec 7, 2016
Plus a lot of Western countries considered them occupied by the USSR.
Kazinator16
+1
Level 34
Apr 18, 2017
Same
PacoGee
+1
Level 49
Feb 23, 2018
the baltic countries became a part of USSR after it took them over, some were invaded by Germany some weren't.
rere
+1
Level 36
Jul 23, 2019
I agree
RedLightning
+1
Level 48
Jul 24, 2019
Me too!!!
PauloMX
+1
Level 64
Nov 18, 2016
I totally forgot some eastern European countries!!
thuunderko
+1
Level 76
Dec 7, 2016
no Slovakia??? seriously? was a sovereign country
Corrode
+8
Level 61
Dec 7, 2016
The First Slovak Republic wasn't recognised by any of the Allies who considered it (rightly) to be a German puppet state, and the legitimate government to be the Czechoslovak government in place before the German invasion. Which was a bit rich since it was British and French treachery which destabilised Czechoslovakia in the first place, but there you go.
cpgatbyu
+1
Level 82
Dec 7, 2016
According to Wikipedia, it was recognized by the Soviet Union. Weren't they considered one of "the Allies"?
Corrode
+1
Level 61
Dec 8, 2016
The Soviets weren't part of the Allies when they recognised it, and they derecognised it when Slovakia took part in Operation Barbarossa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_Republic_(1939%E2%80%931945)

If you're being literal, the Slovak Republic did exist for a few years during the period, but the idea that it was an independent sovereign nation is pretty strange. It was a German puppet which only a handful of countries recognised, and which only existed in any sense for the duration of the war.

cpgatbyu
+2
Level 82
Feb 25, 2020
Google: "Great Britain asked for a new exequatur for its consul Peter Pares and the UK therefore de facto recognised Slovakia on the 4th May 1939. De facto recognition by France followed on the 14th July 1939."
KameratSau
+3
Level 66
Dec 7, 2016
But, but Norway and Denmark:(
celloninja
+2
Level 43
Jul 30, 2017
@NorwegianFarmer It's the old don't fight so all of our men don't die motive!
maddie344
+2
Level 21
Dec 7, 2016
if uk and usa work, nz should too
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Dec 8, 2016
Disagree that NZ is analogous to USA and UK; but I would like to see ROK, DPRK, and KSA universally accepted. Though none of those countries are on this quiz.
MustardCustard
+1
Level 54
May 21, 2017
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
TheNotoriousA
+1
Level 33
Aug 21, 2017
and RSA for South Africa.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Oct 18, 2017
Also ROC and PRC..
ihaveanewname
+4
Level 85
Aug 23, 2018
N.Z. is a thousand fold more recognizable than K.S.A. I thought you meant the Klan States of America.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Oct 20, 2018
No it's not.
maxr2487
+1
Level 19
Dec 30, 2016
What was used for the calculation for "Deaths" number? Most accepted statistics put Soviet casualties at over 20 million (if you include military and civilian).
Carry
+7
Level 64
Jan 12, 2017
It's specified that this quiz asks for military deats only.
azzyclark
+1
Level 68
Jan 12, 2017
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties
LongHistory3
+4
Level 24
Jan 14, 2017
missed poland

im gonna kill myself

APHill
+1
Level 73
Jan 18, 2017
Don't do it! You have so much to live for!
Malbaby
+4
Level 71
Feb 16, 2017
Well a few more quizzes anyway!
EytanMelech
+1
Level 67
Apr 9, 2021
Please don't.
MustardCustard
+2
Level 54
Apr 3, 2017
I thought the Canada only gained independence from the UK until afterwards. Although, Canada did have many freedoms compared to India, it was still a part of Britain. Please Correct Me if I'm wrong.
ruftytufty
+6
Level 74
Apr 20, 2017
The Statute of Westminster in 1931 effectively granted independence to Canada (and Australia, NZ, S Africa and Newfoundland).
MustardCustard
+2
Level 54
May 21, 2017
They just became Dominions of the UK not full blown countries.
MustardCustard
+2
Level 54
May 21, 2017
On the Wikipedia page it even says Canada didn't became fully independent until 1982.
ruftytufty
+1
Level 74
Aug 3, 2019
hence the word 'effectively'
RhymingCouplet
+1
Level 65
Feb 15, 2021
Dominions had a lot more power than colonies. The South African parliament had a serious debate about remaining neutral during the war and the outcome resulted in the fall of the government (hence the delay in declaring war compared to other countries).

Before becoming a Republic in 1961 South Africa introduced a large amount of apartheid-era legislation, relying on its independence via the Statute of Westminster to do so. If it wasn't independent in 1939 then effectively one could argue that the UK enacted large parts of the apartheid system, which I think you would agree would be silly.

DapperAlpaca
+1
Level 44
Nov 18, 2017
No, we were our own country with very strong ties to Britain which wouldn't be fully severed until 1980-something
ihaveanewname
+1
Level 85
Aug 23, 2018
Wouldn't be severed until....leave the date blank like a gravestone of someone who's still living. Who's on your money and referred to everywhere? The queen of England. Who must approve or disapprove of all legislation? The queen of England's representative. Go to court? "Her majesty, blah blah blah Queen of England requests your presence".
CaoMaru
+5
Level 50
Feb 16, 2019
Except that in that capacity she is the Queen of Canada. Canada is very much an independent country.
TheLastFish
+3
Level 68
Apr 20, 2017
Let's be pedantic and add Danzig to the list! Danzig was a semi-souvereign state at September 1, 1939. Unfortunately, I have not found a source on the causalities of Danzig (as those are usually counted as German causalities) but one can be sure that there were more than 10'000.
Jarl5
+1
Level 65
Apr 24, 2017
Denmark, Norway, Austria. None of them made it?
TheLastFish
+1
Level 68
May 4, 2017
Austria does not count (see header), Denmark has never fought it was just "peacefully" occupied, and Norway's regular fight was short and costed thus only about 2000 military causalities.
qcumber
+1
Level 47
May 10, 2018
denmark was not peacefully invaded. they just fell in 4 hours.
TheLastFish
+2
Level 68
Feb 25, 2020
Pardon, I did not intend to renew the German propaganda that Denmark did not opposed the invasion. Though in fact the Danish were "smart" enough not to oppose "to the last man standing". Therefore basically no causalities.
KataJ
+1
Level 40
May 7, 2017
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia were part of USSR at that time weren't they?
BrosephStalin
+4
Level 63
May 19, 2017
No. They were annexed in 1940 once the war had already started. After that they did de facto cease to exist until 1991.
John500
+1
Level 45
Aug 15, 2017
I was so caught up in the more obscure ones I missed the most obvious one; Germany
MathPerson
+1
Level 39
Aug 18, 2017
Somehow managed to skim over Japan and the US
Gigalol12
+1
Level 53
Oct 18, 2017
I'm pretty sure that Portugal, Norway and Denmark participated
TheNewYork
+1
Level 37
Feb 10, 2018
Norway and Denmark yes, but Portugal no. I think your talking about WWI. Apparently Denmark was annexed “peacefully”, and Norway apparently had too few casualties to be on the list.
qcumber
+1
Level 47
May 10, 2018
denmark was wiped out in 4 hours...no it wasnt peaceful
WalterHall
+1
Level 63
Nov 1, 2017
Funniest quiz I have done................I forgot one....................could not think of it.....................USA!!!..............because I assumed I had already included it :-)
thisisnotanaccount1234567
+1
Level 47
Dec 28, 2017
happens to me every day
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Mar 7, 2020
yes, extremely funny subject... (you didnt even call it fun, but funny..)
Diggydiggywatwat
+1
Level 56
Nov 15, 2017
I forgot Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, as I knew they were part of the USSR at some point...
jpcol
+1
Level 59
Nov 29, 2017
If we re including the Baltic states and Albania, then I think Slovakia should be in here, and maybe Croatia too.
TheNewYork
+1
Level 37
Feb 10, 2018
Slovakia and Croatia were no more recognized than puppets.
JohnnyYeet
+1
Level 52
Dec 3, 2020
And they didn't really participate
Leek1
+2
Level 48
Nov 29, 2017
This quiz would be great if it had an empty map
GeoGuy8
+1
Level 42
Nov 29, 2017
What about Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania? They are all part of the Soviet Union.
roosa1
+2
Level 4
Mar 21, 2018
What do you mean?

All those countries are now independent. The Soviet Union recognized the independence of these countries in 1991.

Estonia adopted the declaration of independence 20.8.1991 and Latvia the following day. Lithuania had issued a proclamation in the early spring of 1990.

Lithuania and Russia, led by Yeltsin recognized each other in July 1991. Estonia and Latvia, the Russian Federation recognized the independence after the conservative coup attempt 24.8.1991.

qcumber
+2
Level 47
May 10, 2018
they were separate states at the start of the war
qcumber
+1
Level 47
May 10, 2018
i think
NoU
+1
Level 53
Nov 29, 2017
What did New Zealand do in WWII because I did not know they were in it?
mizu
+1
Level 54
Aug 13, 2020
they were one of several commenwealth countries that sent troops to europe and north africa along side australia, canada, newfoundland. In return american forces were placed in NZ from 1942-5.

There most notable services were in greece, crete, north africa and italy.

np
+2
Level 62
May 3, 2018
Missed France...How can somebody miss France?
qcumber
+1
Level 47
May 10, 2018
what about norway and denmark???
NiobiumVoid
+1
Level 52
May 22, 2020
Denmark fell within 4 hours and the battle between Germany and Norway was also short.
GeographyGeek42
+1
Level 65
May 29, 2018
missed the UK. HOW??
NFLTickets
+1
Level 48
May 30, 2018
I guessed all (reasonable) Asian, European, North and South American countries. Not only that but I guessed all North African countries just to be disappointed in myself again. South. Africa....
iPenguin
+3
Level 23
May 30, 2018
Stupid me typed "Russia", then decided it wasn't in there
GrammarBeane1
+1
Level 65
Jun 27, 2020
I did the same thing. I was so mad when the quiz finished and I had forgotten the USSR existed XD
GoodWebsite
+1
Level 59
Jun 11, 2018
Where is Denmark and Norway, they were both invaded and occupied in world war 2.
littleItaly
+1
Level 21
Jun 13, 2018
estonia and Lithuania and Latvia all didnt even have independence from ussr yet so how are they considered countries?
CaoMaru
+3
Level 50
Jun 21, 2018
They were invaded by the USSR in 1940 (during world war II) and remained a part of it until 1991.
wxxtxr17
+1
Level 55
Jul 24, 2018
Forgot Germany... I feel dumb
dustybunny
+1
Level 27
Aug 3, 2018
Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia were all part of the USSR during WWII. If you are going to have us put those countries then you need to split up Yugoslavia into Bosnia, Macedonia and Serbia.
markasol
+3
Level 73
Oct 3, 2018
they were independent as of 1st September 1939. The USSR took them over as part of the Nazi-Soviet pact when Germany invaded Poland
camus
+1
Level 76
Apr 8, 2020
*takes notes for next April Fool's quiz
omnikin
+1
Level 59
Sep 10, 2018
Baltic countries were not already part of the USSR?
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Oct 20, 2018
They were annexed by the Soviet Union on August, 1940.
markasol
+3
Level 73
Oct 3, 2018
Wasn't Albania already taken over by Italy by September '39?
Npredella
+1
Level 49
Nov 22, 2018
Can Jugoslavia be a type-in for Yugoslavia?
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Jan 13, 2019
Learned something. That the baltic states were independent before at one point. I alkways thought they were part of the the soviet and only gained independence recently. It is not often you learn something new that is not a minor detail. (Cant remember the last time, must ve been atleast 10 years ago, that I went like, ow ?! That is news to me!)
wojtaw
+1
Level 55
Feb 2, 2019
I understand why not to include Austria, but I don't agree with excluding Czechoslovakia. Even though it was taken by Germany before the war, it had its exile government in London and its soldiers were dying in Soviet and Allies armies fighting Axis for freedom of their country. Also, with your logic, Albania should be excluded. It was taken by Italy in April 1939.
TheGeographyGuy
+1
Level 36
Feb 18, 2019
oh i thought that soviet union would be separate countries. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are separate and they were part of USSR for a lot of 20th century so i kinda assumed they would be in 1914-1918. grr
Irishrepublic
+1
Level 16
Feb 22, 2019
1939 to 1945
otissaroke
+1
Level 33
Mar 21, 2019
17/25, could have done better.
Elijah
+1
Level 26
Apr 11, 2019
How did I miss Germany and Italy?!?
VoltCrasher
+1
Level 33
May 18, 2019
Where's Norway?
CaoMaru
+1
Level 50
May 26, 2019
West and North of Sweden.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Mar 7, 2020
In several comments above this one, all complaining it should be on the list, or explaining why it isnt.
Ginny45
+1
Level 29
Jul 18, 2019
I looked at the numbers after and it made me feel so sad.
RedLightning
+1
Level 48
Jul 24, 2019
I can't believe Norway and Denmark didn't make the list, also, wtf is South Africa doing here? Wasn't that part of the British Empire?
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Mar 7, 2020
Not after 1931, it became fully sovereign from the UK
fearlesslyred
+1
Level 36
Dec 8, 2019
23/25. got all the little baltic and balkan countries but missed italy and canada?? i literally went to juno beach last year too, feel like a right idiot
NauruPalau
+2
Level 52
Feb 14, 2020
Bru I missed France!!!
WustenSpinne
+1
Level 35
Mar 2, 2020
What about Norway and Denmark... they got invaded by Nazi Germany
Sagaris
+1
Level 52
Nov 20, 2020
Too few casualties to be included on the list.
DaviJamesson
+1
Level 56
Mar 8, 2020
So I missed Germany.

Seriously I am so stupid.

I'm the reason it's not 100%.

CardinalSin
+2
Level 73
Mar 15, 2020
It's a salutary lesson to me how much we owe to the Soviet Union. However much we may hate it (and, in 2020, Mr Putin) in the West, they virtually won the war for us and it cost them almost as many lives as the rest of the World put together.
bigaquarium
+1
Level 33
Mar 21, 2020
Didn't realize Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania weren't part of the USSR then.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 74
Apr 8, 2020
Regarding the caveat, Philippines was never a part of the United States.
Gurgispeak
+1
Level 26
Apr 12, 2020
Many maps made in the USA suggest otherwise. 1898 to 1949 I believe...
GeoPhilia
+1
Level 57
Apr 8, 2020
The Position of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are perfect, in North East and in same order as they are on Map. Such a Coincidence
Nerd0921
+3
Level 68
Apr 8, 2020
The Westminster Statute of 1931, which practically granted independence was adopted by each of the dominions at different dates. While Canada adopted the statute before 1939 (in 1931) (and South Africa adopted separate laws in 1934), Australia and New Zealand adopted the act at a much later date after 1939 (1942 for Australia, 1947 for New Zealand) due to anti-independence sentiment. Therefore, Australia and New Zealand really shouldn't be there because they weren't independent then (like how we've excluded India and Philippines)
barmanitan
+1
Level 57
Apr 8, 2020
It's the worst when one you miss is one you thought you already put in (Hungary)
MrBubbles
+1
Level 58
Apr 8, 2020
I missed Germany. Giant facepalm.
Fanis
+1
Level 26
Apr 8, 2020
So sad, image how advanced would the humanity be without wars and all the people work together
Zylson
+1
Level 2
Apr 8, 2020
240k in Poland only? are you sure????
idontlikeit
+1
Level 35
Jan 14, 2021
about 6 million total deaths, only 240k military deaths
ooftownroad
+1
Level 45
Apr 9, 2020
that moment when you realize you forgot your home country, the usa. 😑
fitheach
+4
Level 58
Apr 9, 2020
Reading the comments is rather soul destroying in its repetitiveness!
Gurgispeak
+2
Level 26
Apr 12, 2020
At first I was thinking, "this quiz is really Euro-centric" and then I realized that Italy's war in Ethiopia was prior to 1939 and that SE Asia became independent because of WWII. So many Koreans, Indonesians, Malaysians, Filipinos, Burmese, and Indians died.
MichaelT
+1
Level 26
Apr 25, 2020
During WWII Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania was parts of USSR.
LuigiDood227
+1
Level 51
Aug 30, 2021
They were invaded by the USSR during WWII.
Dablord
+1
Level 21
Jun 18, 2020
Add cointries with atleast 5,000 deaths please becauss they were involved too. Btw why did you change it Quizmaster.
ing
+1
Level 72
Jun 29, 2020
I had no idea that Yugoslavia had more WWII military deaths than the U.S. A bit mind-blowing.
ritan
+1
Level 34
Jul 6, 2020
I forgot Greece, and South Africa didn't even come to my mind! As a Finn I knew the Baltic Countries of course.
ZooTuber3000
+2
Level 51
Jul 10, 2020
So Russia isn't accepted for Soviet Union? That's what I typed and eventually gave up. I know the Soviet Union wasn't Russia back then, but still . . . can you make a type-in?
Sagaris
+3
Level 52
Nov 20, 2020
The Soviet Union's full name was the "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" and never included "Russia" (disregarding pre-USSR) in its name until 1991. Plus, "Russia" was not the only part of the whole Soviet Union, it also included present-day European and Asian countries.
Koult45
+1
Level 55
Mar 6, 2021
That's being overly pedantic. It was the successor of the Russian Empire as a politically operating entity (which included the same present-day European and Asian countries, plus MORE), and the modern Russian state is considered the successor of the Soviet Union. So yes, I think Russia should be accepted as a type-in.
nsg794
+1
Level 44
Aug 1, 2020
when you pick Lithuania and Finland...

...but forget about ITALY.

kszok
+1
Level 50
Aug 3, 2020
Poland 240k??? In war 6 Million Polish people dead!
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Aug 5, 2020
military deaths
YeahRocker
+1
Level 27
Aug 16, 2020
I am pretty happy with myself. I am just ten, and scored 21/24...

I'd also like to say VERY nice quiz.... I've rated 5 stars

Keep up the good work!

filiphoset
+1
Level 54
Sep 20, 2020
Norway had over 10000 deaths too
Mair30
+2
Level 25
Oct 18, 2020
If you only want to accept the ‘Soviet Union’ for Russia than you should also only accept ‘Nazi Germany’ and not Germany.
Sagaris
+4
Level 52
Nov 20, 2020
Just gonna use this as a copy-paste for people who think like this: the Soviet Union's full name was the "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" and never included "Russia" (disregarding pre-USSR) in its name until 1991. Plus, "Russia" was not the only part of the whole Soviet Union, it also included present-day European and Asian countries.
ElenaAlbers
+1
Level 63
Dec 1, 2020
Wow now I feel dumb because I didnt know China was involved in ww2
JohnnyYeet
+1
Level 52
Dec 3, 2020
Don't worry about it. Read the number of comments from people that say that they missed the US. Or Germany. Or Japan. I missed the US when I took this quiz one time :(
Historyman0
+1
Level 37
Feb 15, 2021
i finaly got all of the countries after a year of trying!
TancredTorsson
+1
Level 35
Jul 19, 2021
I got 100% with 6 seconds left on my FIRST TRY.
Marcn
+1
Level 18
Mar 11, 2021
People really be sad that not enough soldiers died in some contries
lonkandzoldo
+1
Level 27
Mar 29, 2021
so India doesn't count because it was British Empire but Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa do?
LuigiDood227
+1
Level 51
Aug 30, 2021
Australia/Canada/NZ/South Africa all had more independence than India.
TancredTorsson
+1
Level 35
Jul 19, 2021
OMG. Nearly forgot New Zealand because I thought that I had typed it.
zupermaus
+1
Level 29
Aug 9, 2021
Interesting to see that although colonial countries in the British Empire that contributed troops (such as the ANZAC nations) are counted, the non-White ones aren't as they were often just not counted. 2.5 million Indian troops served in the British Army, and 87,000 died. They deserve to be on that list. The same with many colonies : 15,000 Ethiopian ones, 57,000 Filipino military. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties

Please update :)

LuigiDood227
+1
Level 51
Aug 30, 2021
Every comment:

Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania was USSR *gets corrected*

Wheres Denmark and Norway?

I feel so dumb i missed [country]

I feel so dumb i missed [country]

Something useful.

Luxemburger
+1
Level 18
Sep 17, 2021
So I don't know about Norway but with Denmark they basically let Germany invade them and did not resist at all meaning they would not have military deaths. However some died during the occupation but it was only 3000 and they were not military deaths.
dogmeat
+1
Level 60
Aug 30, 2021
These comments could be a lot lot shorter if only people would a) read the question properly and b) previous comments
zackvampeta2021
+1
Level 20
Sep 1, 2021
philipines...
TrowbridgeDaddy
+1
Level 31
Sep 10, 2021
India should be added to the list. Whilst not independent at that time they fought along side Britain and allies
Luxemburger
+1
Level 18
Sep 17, 2021
One thing i wonder is that China is pretty broad

there was many different Chinas that fought japan there was China, Communist China, Shanxi, Sinkiang, and Xibei San Ma so did they not have as many military deaths

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