battlefield death
Fallen in action
A battlefield death is a death that occurs during armed combat, as distinguished from deaths by disease, accident, or other causes during wartime.
Military statistics often separate battlefield deaths from total war casualties: Battlefield deaths in the conflict exceeded ten thousand, with many more dying from infection and starvation.
- fallenHaving dropped down
- fallen soldierMilitary member killed serving
- casualtyPerson harmed in disaster
- killed in actionDied during combat operations
- soldierArmed forces member
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circumstance and setting
battlefield deathsurvival
Remaining alive against odds
homecoming · birth · new life
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