A total of 144 Olympians are known to have been killed during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
.
See also
*
List of international rugby union players killed in World War I
Notes
A.This includes
Hermann von Bönninghausen and
Paul Berger, who both died following the war of complications from their war injuries.
B.The
country
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while ...
the individual competed for at the time.
References
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Military personnel of World War I
Military personnel killed in World War I
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