Statistics
Military might in 1914
| Nation | Number of aircraft |
Number of airships (Zeppelins) |
| Austria-Hungary | 35 | 1 |
| Britain | 110 | 6 |
| France | 160 | 4 |
| Germany | 246 | 11 |
| Russia | 300 | 11 |
| Nation | Size of army in 1914 |
Total number of soldiers who fought during the war. |
| Austria-Hungary | 3,000,000 | 7,800,000 |
| Belgium | 117,000 | 267,000 |
| Britain | 975,000 | 8,905,000 |
| France | 4,017,000 | 8,410,000 |
| Germany | 4,500,000 | 11,000,000 |
| Italy | 1,251,000 | 5,615,000 |
| Romania | 290,000 | 750,000 |
| Russia | 5,971,000 | 12,000,000 |
| Serbia | 200,000 | 707,000 |
| Turkey | 210,000 | 2,850,000 |
| United States |
200,000 | 4,355,000 |
Casualties
| Nation | Total Number of servicemen engaged in the war. |
Number of deaths. |
Number of soldiers wounded. |
Number of men taken prisoner or reported missing. |
| Austria | 7800000 | 1200000 | 3620000 | 2200000 |
| Britain (inc Empire) |
8904467 | 908371 | 2090212 | 191652 |
| France | 8410000 | 1357800 | 4266000 | 537000 |
| Germany | 11000000 | 17737000 | 4216058 | 1152800 |
| Italy | 5615000 | 650000 | 947000 | 600000 |
| Russia | 12000000 | 1700000 | 4950000 | 2500000 |
| Turkey | 2850000 | 325000 | 400000 | 250000 |
| United States |
4355000 | 126000 | 234300 | 4500
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