HISTORY
War
Battles with the Highest Total Casualties
This list features the deadliest battles in history based on the death toll.
RANK | BATTLE | DEATH TOLL | DATES | PARTIES INVOLVED |
1 | Siege of Leningrad | 5.5 million | 1941–1944 | Soviet Union vs. Nazi Germany |
2 | Battle of Stalingrad | 2.5 million | 1942–1943 | Soviet Union vs. Nazi Germany |
3 | Siege of Baghdad | 2.0 million | 1258 | Mongol Empire vs. Abbasid Caliphate |
4 | Battle of Berlin | 1.2 million | 1945 | Soviet Union vs. Nazi Germany |
5 | Siege of Gurganj | 1.2 million | 1221 | Mongol Empire vs. Khwarezmian Empire |
6 | Battle of Kiev | 761,783 | 1941 | Soviet Union vs. Nazi Germany |
7 | Battle of Manila | 500,000 | 1945 | United States vs. Japan |
8 | Siege of Changchun | 425,000 | 1948 | Communist forces vs. Nationalist forces |
9 | Siege of Budapest | 422,000 | 1944–1945 | Soviet Union vs. German and Hungarian forces |
10 | Battle of Shanghai | 400,000 | 1937 | Nationalist China vs. Japan |
11 | Siege of Paris | 332,142 | 1871 | French Communards vs. French government forces |
12 | Battle of Okinawa | 241,593 | 1945 | United States vs. Japan |
13 | Siege of Tenochtitlan | 240,000 | 1521 | Spanish Conquistadors vs. Aztec Empire |
14 | Second Siege of Sevastopol | 236,437 | 1941–1942 | Soviet Union vs. Nazi Germany |
15 | First Siege of Sevastopol | 230,000 | 1854–1855 | Allied forces vs. Russian Empire |
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