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HUMAN AND MATERIAL LOSS OF YUGOSLAVIA IN RELATION TO THE ALLIES' LOSS IN WORLD WAR II

Summary/Abstract: The extent of economic plunder and human loss suffered by Yugoslavia during World War 'II placed it among those countries worst stricken by the war. The population was decimated. Out of a pre-war population of 15.850.000, during the war 1.706.000 were killed, amounting to 10.8% of the entire population or 34% of the total human loss suffered by the Allies. In addition, 425.000 were wounded and disabled for work. A large number of the population was interned or taken to work camps in the country and abroad. The total damage caused by the fascist enemy was estimated at US$ 46.9 billion, and direct damage at US$ 9.15 billion. In comparison to the direct damage suffered by other countries forming part of the coalition against Hitler, Yugoslavia's direct damage is 1.4 times greater than Great Britain's, 7.2 times greater than that of the US, 2.2 times greater than Holland’s etc... Among the 18 allied countries Yugoslavia is second on the list, behind France, in the direct damage suffered. The Soviet Union and Poland have not been taken into account here. The damage caused to Yugoslavia makes 17% of the total damage of all the Allies, participants at the Paris Conference. Compensation rights for such vast damage were settled through the restitution of looted goods and the payment, by Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy and Austria, of reparation charges. Some of these compensation rights have not been realized to this day, such as the restitution of art objects by Austria for which a list of 1000 items was made out.

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