World War III
Date4 April 19817 August 1989[a]
(8 years, 125 days)
Location
Major theaters:
Result
Participants
Allies Warsaw Pact
Commanders and leaders
Main Allied leaders: Germany Karl Carstens Main Axis leaders: BulgariaTodor Zhivkov * East GermanyErich Honecker
Casualties and losses
  • Military dead:
  • Over 19,000,000
  • Civilian dead:
  • Over 47,000,000
  • Total dead:
  • Over 66,000,000
  • (1981–1989)
  • ...further details
  • Military dead:
  • Over 23,000,000
  • Civilian dead:
  • Over 47,000,000
  • Total dead:
  • Over 70,000,000
  • (1981–1989)
  • ...further details


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