As a German soldier during the World War 2, it was a high possibility that you would die. But it was a matter of luck where you fought.

As a German soldier during the World War 2, it was a high possibility that you would die. But it was a matter of luck where you fought.

The Eastern Front where Germans were fighting against the Soviet Union was the most dangerous location.

This was not a battle, it was more like a meat grinder of human beings. It is recorded that 75 to 80 percent of the total number of German soldiers who had perished in the war had died on the Eastern Front.

Death was not the result of bullets only. Many died of extreme cold and others were killed of starvation and sickness every winter. In case you were captured by the Soviets, you had virtually no chance of ever coming home alive.

In total nearly 18 million men were enlisted in the German army.

More than 5million of those men were killed or lost. It is an indication that about three soldiers in every 10 soldiers did not manage to survive the war.

The chances were just as bad should your unit be posted in the East. On a big battle the probability of survival was less than 10 per cent.

The battle against the Americans and the British at the Western front was still quite dangerous, but much less deadly in comparison to the one against the Soviets.

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