Figures for the Battle of Normandy in 1944
British troops at 2nd Army headquarters on June 17, 1944, during the Battle of Normandy.
Photo : IWM B 5667
On this page, you can discover the figures of the Battle of Normandy and gain a new understanding of the fighting between Allied and German troops from June 6 to August 29, 1944.
- During the Battle of Normandy:
| 59 | Number of Allied ships sunk (June 6-30, 1944). |
| 120 | Number of Allied ships damaged (June 6-30, 1944). |
| 35 000 | Number of Allied air force sorties (June 6-13, 1944). |
| 50 000 | Number of German prisoners in Allied hands as of June 30, 1944. |
| 54 186 | Number of Allied vehicles landed in Normandy (June 6-12, 1944). |
| 104 428 | Total quantity (in tons) of Allied material landed in Normandy (June 6-12, 1944). |
| 116 863 |
German 7th Army casualties (killed, wounded, taken prisoner or missing) (June 6 to July 23, 1944). |
| 140 000 | Total quantity (in tons) of Allied equipment lost at sea during the storm of June 19-20, 1944. |
| 165 000 | Number of German soldiers who managed to withdraw east of the Seine on August 20, 1944. |
| 326 547 | Number of Allied soldiers landed in Normandy (June 6-12, 1944). |
- Figures covering the entire Battle of Normandy, from June 6 to August 29, 1944:
| 1 683 | Number of Luftwaffe sorties against the Allied armada in the English Channel. |
| 2 200 | Number of Normandy civilians killed in the Orne département during the Battle of Normandy. |
| 3 800 | Number of Normandy civilians killed in the Manche département during the Battle of Normandy. |
| 5 750 | Number of Normandy civilians killed in the Eure département during the Battle of Normandy. |
| 8 000 | Number of horses killed during the Battle of Normandy. |
| 8 140 | Number of Normandy civilians killed in the Calvados département during the Battle of Normandy. |
| 19 890 | Number of Normandy civilians killed during the Battle of Normandy. |
| 100 000 | Number of cattle killed during the Battle of Normandy. |
| 300 000 | Number of Normans left homeless at the end of the Battle of Normandy. |
| 500 000 | Number of vehicles landed from the artificial harbors of Arromanches-les-Bains and Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. |
| 2 500 000 | Number of soldiers landed from the artificial ports of Arromanches-les-Bains and Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. |
| 4 000 000 | Total quantity (in tons) of equipment landed from the artificial ports of Arromanches-les-Bains and Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. |
- During the Battle of Normandy and in the months that followed:
| 410 000 | Total quantity (in tons) of goods transported along the Red Ball Express logistics route, from August 25 to November 16, 1944. |
| 781 000 | Total quantity (in cubic meters) of fuel moved between England and France by submarine hose (operation PLUTO), from August 1944 to May 1945. |
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