Available information
suggests that there were about 500,000 deaths from all causes during
the Spanish Civil War. An estimated 200,000
died from combat-related causes. Of these, 110,000 fought for the
Republicans and 90,000 for the Nationalists. This implies that 10
per cent of all soldiers who fought in the war were killed.
It has been calculated
that the Nationalist
Army executed
75,000 people in the war whereas the Republican
Army accounted
for 55,000. These deaths takes into account the murders of members
of rival political groups.
It is estimated that about
5,300 foreign soldiers died while fighting for the Nationalists (4,000
Italians, 300 Germans, 1,000 others). The International
Brigades suffered heavy losses during the war. Approximately 4,900
soldiers died fighting for the Republicans (2,000 Germans, 1,000 French,
900 Americans, 500 British and 500 others).
Around 10,000 Spanish people
were killed in bombing raids. The vast majority of these were victims
of the German
Condor Legion.
The economic blockade of
Republican controlled areas caused malnutrition in the civilian population.
It is believed that this caused the deaths of around 25,000 people.
About 3.3 per cent of the Spanish population died during the war with
another 7.5 per cent being injured.
After the war it is believed
that the government of General Francisco
Franco arranged
the executions of 100,000 Republican prisoners. It is estimated that
another 35,000 Republicans died in concentration camps in the years
that followed the war.
Available from Amazon Books
(order below)
