Casualties World War I
United States 117,465 (0.1% of the population)
France 1,897,800 (4.8% of the population)
Casualties World War II
United States 418,500 (0.32% of population)
France 562,000 (1.35% of population)
In other words, as a percentage of population, the French lost 48 times more citizens killed in WWI and more than 4 times as many killed in WWII.
In World War I, French combat deaths as a percentage of those mobilized were the highest of any country in the war. More than 16 of every 100 French soldiers died in battle. The comparable figure for the United States was less than 3.
Perhaps it is time for those Americans who insult our oldest ally to stop and actually think about the basis of what they are saying.
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