Of the approximately 10,000,000 Soviet civilian deaths in World War II, what proportion were the result being killed during battles, what proportion were killed after the Germans took over, and what proportion died of factors not directly related to the German invasion such as starvation.

by Tertium457

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17 million civilians in total: ~10 million were killed directly by germans on occupied land (punitive operations against partisan, exemplary punishment, etc) ~7 million died of factors not directly related to the Germans (like starviation - Ukraine and Belarus were responsible for ~70% food production in USSR before the war)