Greece — WW1

Use countryKey (e.g., canada)

Context

Greece initially remained neutral, divided internally over whether to support the Central Powers or the Allies. It formally entered the war on the Allied side in 1917 after political upheaval and Allied pressure.

Rationale used for numbers used on the war statistics page

Measure Selected value Selected source Rationale
Civilian deaths (indirect, war effects) 150,000 irs_1927_v7
La mortalité causée par la guerre mondiale, Metron- The International Review of Statistics, 1927, Vol 7. pp. 59–62

What sources report

Civilian deaths (indirect, war effects)

CWVMP uses: 150,000 from irs_1927_v7
Source Value Scope / notes Citation
irs_1927_v7
La mortalité causée par la guerre mondiale, Metron- The International Review of Statistics, 1927, Vol 7. pp. 59–62
Hersch • 1927
medium
150,000

Military deaths

Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ellis_cox_1993
The World War I Databook
John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993
medium
5,000
Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

Mobilized / served

Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ellis_cox_1993
The World War I Databook
John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993
medium
280,000
Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

Population (baseline)

Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ellis_cox_1993
The World War I Databook
John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993
medium
4,800,000
Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

POW

Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ellis_cox_1993
The World War I Databook
John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993
medium
1,000
Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

Wounded

Source Value Scope / notes Citation
ellis_cox_1993
The World War I Databook
John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993
medium
20,000
Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

Editorial principles in selecting the figures to use

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