I heard that in WWI only 10% of soldiers shot to kill, and in WWII, only 20% of soldiers shot to kill, is there any evidence to this statistic? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

I heard that in WWI only 10% of soldiers shot to kill, and in WWII, only 20% of soldiers shot to kill, is there any evidence to this statistic?

by amajunkie8

How would the military measure this statistic?

Broke22

More can always be said, but check this answer from /u/Georgy_K_Zhukov

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5jl117/in_his_book_men_against_fire_sla_marshall_alleges/