The human and material loses of World War I, which lasted 1565 days, sere staggering.
Some 65, 000, 000 men were mobilized during the war, out of which about 9, 000, 000 – one in seven – died in action; 22, 000, 000, one in three, were disabled; 7, 000, 000 were permanently disabled; more than 5, 000, 000 men were reported missing. The civilian losses were far exceeded the military losses. The total real economic cost was nearly $400, 000, 000, 000.
