Millions of people died during World War II as a result of massacres, starvation, and disease.
Notes on verification
Well-corroborated by multiple authoritative sources (Wikipedia, Britannica, History.com, CEPR academic analysis) confirming millions of deaths from massacres, starvation, and disease during WWII, separate from combat deaths. [cascade flags: aggregator_dropped_primary_exists | tier=bronze indep_score=0.3 clusters=2 claim_tier=everyday]
Sources
- World War II (wikipedia)
- https://www.history.com/articles/world-war-ii-deadliest-war (corroboration)
- https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/famines-wwii (corroboration)