time for a pot of black coffee and some fresh air g i kirosheev soviet casualties and combat losses greenhill isbn lists the following official losses the data quoted by overy killed in action and dead of wounds non combat deaths those are confirmed losses reported to the high command by the fronts estimated mia were and estimated pow dead million the grand total was million what a coincidence that this is exactly the same as axis losses of million as reported in kirosheev the ussr losses were equal to the axis on the eastern front right or wrong pow loses were million right or wrong check your numbers before you make a change real losses of pows were about million and mia were add that to million confirmed dead and you are at million that does not include losses of partisans and milita of they must be included as military not civilian losses berndd