More than 27,000 other civilians and troops perished in the conflict as well.

To begin with, though a great many innocent civilians perished in the firestorm, the city itself had hardly been a model of innocence.

Thousands of Kurdish villages were destroyed, and at least 180,000 civilians perished.

Over all, probably 200,000 Philippine civilians perished from famine, exposure and atrocities perpetrated by both sides.

He estimated an additional one million civilians perished during the wartime flight and evacuation before the expulsions.

Over 20,000 Polish military personnel and civilians perished in the Katyn massacre.

Worse, perhaps 150,000 Okinawan civilians perished, caught in between.

Seven civilians perished as well as the crew.

Another 1.2 million civilians perished in the city.

The front reached them, the town passed from hand to hand in battles several times, many civilians perished, and there were masses of funerals.