20th Century's Deadliest Battles

[ramakrishna]

The 20th century witnessed some of the worst military disasters ever in history during the two World Wars and other conflicts. Here is the list of ten worst military disasters in the 20th century based on the reported casualties.

The 20th century's 10 deadliest battles - Army Technology

The Operation Market Garden is one of the biggest airborne operations in the history.

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Caporetto should be on the list. Casualties included Italian soldiers shot on orders of their own high command.

Battle of Caporetto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The bloody aftermath of Caporetto was vividly described by Ernest Hemingway in his novel A Farewell to Arms.

 

[shuvo@y2k10]

battle of stalingrad.

 

[W.G.Ewald]

battle of stalingrad.

That was the first on the list. Read the book "Enemy at the Gates"; the movie tells only a small part of the story.

 

[Singh]

Battle of Imphal during WW2
Battle of Imphal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Battle of Imphal during WW2
Battle of Imphal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

After the war, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission set up cemeteries in Imphal and Kohima to commemorate the British and the Indian soldiers who died during the Second World War

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