I'm interested in the international character of the Soviet armed forces during WW2, particularly on the Eastern Front. Statistics as far as the number of combatants that fought from each republic and from other nations: number of medals, number of deaths, etc. would be a good start.

by ZhozefDuKhrushchev

Also, how the war affected the civilian populations of each of the 15 Soviet republics. I'm a fan of Soviet WW2 movies, some of which highlight the contributions of Ukrainians, Georgians, Armenians, Belorussians, the Central Asian and Baltic republics, etc., and also those from other nations who sided with the Soviet Union against the Nazi Wehrmacht. Any recommendations for more in-depth reading would be greatly appreciated. Spasibo! :)

Arado

These are the numbers that General G. I. Krivosheev came to after the war. They are generally accepted by most historians.

  • Russians - 5,756,000,
  • Ukrainians - 1,377,400,
  • Belarusians - 252,900,
  • Tatars - 187,700,
  • Jews - 142,500,
  • Kazakhs - 125,500,
  • Uzbeks - 117,900,
  • Armenians - 83,700,
  • Georgians - 79,500,
  • Others - 545,300,
  • Total - 8,668,000.

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