Dead and captured (missing) soldiers are counted.
Each dot represents 10 000 soldiers lost.
Blue – German
Orange – Soviet
Purple – Other Axis
Sources:
Г.Ф.Кривошеев, “Россия и СССР в войнах XX века: Потери вооруженных сил”
Rüdiger Overmans, “Deutsche militärische Verluste im Zweiten Weltkrieg.”
Music:
Richard Wagner, “Ride of the Valkyries”
Some visual elements:
Paradox Interactive, “Hearts of Iron IV”
