War is such a name that as attractive as it sounds, its consequences are equally bad. Now whether he is the winner or the loser, the loss of life and property is for both. There have been many such battles in the world, including the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, which have turned the pages of history. Some battles took place in such a way that millions of people died, while some were such that they scattered the entire empire. So much money was spent in these wars that it is difficult to estimate. No exact figure for casualties is yet available. Come, today we are going to tell you about some such wars which left an indelible mark in the pages of history.
* First world war :
Because of the First World War, the world saw a large-scale war for the first time. At that time, this war was fought in every country-continent of the world, where the European powers had supremacy. For the first time, it happened that a war was fought with equal strength in Asia, Europe, America, and Africa. This war, which started on 28 July 1914, lasted till 11 November 1918. That is a full 4 years, 3 months, and 2 weeks. Due to this war, 39 million people were killed, out of which the maximum number of 13 lakh 50 thousand soldiers were from the German Empire alone. Russia had to bear the loss of about 12 lakh people in this war.
* Second World War :
The Second World War proved to be more deadly than the First World War. In this war, the countries of the world displayed dangerous weapons which destroyed a large population. The war began on 1 September 1939 with Germany's invasion of Poland and ended on 2 September 1945 with Japan's defeat following the US atomic bomb attack on Japan. That is, the war lasted for 6 years and 1 day. This war was fought in almost all the countries of Europe, Asia, America, and Africa. Who broke the back of strong countries. 7 crore 30 lakh people lost their lives in this war. The world saw nuclear power for the first time in this war. This war also gave birth to many new countries.
* Iran-Iraq War :
The war between Iran and Iraq was fought between 1980-88. This war ended inconclusively. The main reason for this war was the border dispute. Iraq was not satisfied with the treaty that was signed with Iraq in the 70s regarding the border dispute. In this war, European countries kept themselves away from the war but they helped Iraq in the form of weapons. Thousands of soldiers were killed in this war which lasted for eight years. During this war, Iraq dumped 400 million gallons of crude oil into the Persian Gulf, causing great damage to the environment. Not only were human and economic loss was caused in this war, but the environment was also badly damaged.
* Afghanistan War:
The war between Soviet Russia and Afghanistan that lasted from 24 December 1979 to 15 February 1989, in direct battles, killed lakhs of people, while lakhs of people are still living as refugees. The Soviet army had to retreat in this war which lasted for 9 years, 1 month, 3 weeks, and 1 day. In this war, the Afghan Mujahideen got the support of America. It was such a war, which wrote the final script for the downfall of Soviet Russia. One of the worst consequences of this war was the outbreak of civil war which is still going on. To suppress this internal Afghanistan war, the US-led NATO forces have been continuously campaigning since October 7, 2001. In which America overthrew the power of the Taliban. But when this war will end, no one has the answer.