STATISTICS
Number of records: 70
Number of wars: 34
Number of names: 243 062
Estimated death toll: 22 622 894
Percent of est. death toll: 1,1%
WHY ONLY INCLUDE LISTINGS FROM 1945?
The Polynational War Memorial Project does not include
those killed in the First and Second World War for a few
simple reasons. WWI and II were such disastrous events
in the history of mankind that insitutions, like the
United Nations and Geneva Conventions, were set up to
prevent such bloodbaths in the future. The Second World War
constituted a distinct and terrifying mark on the timeline
of the history of mankind and is therefore one of many
logical starting points for this project. WWII has also been touroughly
documented. This project aims instead to remember those
that were killed all over the world despite the existence of all those
protective institutions and security policies.
WHY ARE NOT MINOR CONFLICTS INCLUDED?
We have adopted the criteria for armed conflict as
it is defined by The Department of Peace and Conflict
Research at the University of Uppsala and the Peace
Research Institute in Oslo. Armed Conflict is defined
according do the former as: "...a contested incompatibility
that concerns government and/or territory where the
use of armed force between two parties, of which at
least one is the government of a state, results in at
least 25 battle-related deaths in one calendar year".
War is defined as an armed conflict with at least 1000
battle-related deaths per year. Armed conflicts that
have had 1000 battle-related deaths during one year
is thus included. See sources for more info. It should also be noted that battle-related
deaths include civilians killed in crossfire and as
a result of bombings but not excess deaths which includes
victims of war-related famine or diseases.
HAVE YOU EXCLUDED SPECIFIC SITES?
We only exclude sites when we are not sure if they
are overlapping with other sources, if they are displaying
unlawful content according to Swedish law or if they are
in a language that we cannot get translated at the moment.
We appreciate any help to locate virtual war memorials that we may not be aware of at this time. Use this
e-mail form to get in touch with us.
CONTRIBUTE!
If you have information about available resources -
internet sites or publicly available documents - that
may be of interest for this project you are warmly welcome
to contact us. Please read
more here.
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