Disturbing But Important Facts You Should Know

The Second World War Claimed The Lives Of Roughly 80% Of All Soviet Males That Were Born In 1923.

The Second World War was one of the bloodiest periods in all of human history, seeing much of the world dying by the tens of millions. But one group who perhaps suffered larger losses than almost any other were the young men of Russia who were conscripted to fight in the war. Some estimates have the loss of life for young Soveit men born during 1923 at 80%, making them just 18 at their time of death.