THE WAR, EXPLAINED VISUALLY
40 charts and infographics. Exact figures, military structures and the systems that kept entire fronts operating.
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Every board includes a text table, an explanation and its evidence status. Establishments are kept separate from actual field strength; proposed interpretations are labeled.
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The three categories total 387,000 deaths. Civilian losses belong to the harbor and parade disaster; they are not folded into naval personnel strength. The scale shows the stated figures, not estimates inferred from photographs.
Open full reference →The two quantified categories total 247 ships. Additional damaged ships are described without an exact total and are deliberately absent from the bars. A crippled ship is not automatically sunk.
Open full reference →Nine million is the wider commitment over time, not the number standing on the beaches on 6 August 1227. These categories describe the creator’s campaign scale.
Open full reference →The listed components total 31 divisions. An attached air wing is a separate formation and is not counted as another division. Different division types do not necessarily contain equal personnel.
Open full reference →Twenty artillery pieces form the listed gun component. Its 21 S-58 anti-aircraft turrets are shown separately in the document and are not reclassified as field artillery.
Open full reference →There are 144 artillery batteries: 3 per company × 4 companies per battalion × 3 battalions per regiment × 4 regiments. Multiplying each battery’s gun component yields 2,880 artillery pieces.
Open full reference →The bars compare branching factors, not total units at each echelon. Multiply the four factors to obtain the division’s 144 batteries.
Open full reference →These are nested totals within one division. They must not be added together as independent forces: the platoons belong to the companies, which belong to the battalions.
Open full reference →Each of the 256 platoons contains three rifle squads and one weapons squad. This chart compares squad counts, not weapon ranges or tactical effectiveness.
Open full reference →These are nested convoy totals. Special-purpose or temporarily reinforced convoys and naval transport are excluded. The numbers measure standard convoy organizations, not simultaneous deliveries.
Open full reference →The five listed vehicles perform different jobs. Two trucks carry the main cargo; the escort and utility elements provide protection, liaison and movement control.
Open full reference →Two three-tank sections form the basic listed tank component. This chart excludes supporting infantry and services; it is not the complete platoon personnel establishment.
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Open full reference →Counts describe national map labels, not population, land area or military strength. Silvia is mapped Allied but remains neutral until 8 June 1223.
Open full reference →Counts describe national map labels, not population, land area or military strength. Silvia is mapped Allied but remains neutral until 8 June 1223.
Open full reference →Counts describe national map labels, not population, land area or military strength. Silvia is mapped Allied but remains neutral until 8 June 1223.
Open full reference →Counts describe national map labels, not population, land area or military strength. Silvia is mapped Allied but remains neutral until 8 June 1223.
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