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The 5.5 million military and civilian casualties of those six 20th Century events pales in comparison to the 20 million victims of Stalin's scourge, or the 35 million victims of the 1960's famine caused by the policies of Mao Zedong.

Sadly, they all died in the name of political righteousness.

Auschwitz: 1.2 million killed

Nagasaki: 135,000 killed

Leningrad: 1.6 million killed

Verdun: 750,000 killed

Stalingrad: 1.52 million killed

Nanjing: 300,000 killed

ashamed to be a human after I read your comment Jd/. wonderfully powerful poem

last three lines - overwhelming

awed into silence

This line: "In the roar of that rampant, silent blaze/I could not hear the children scream" is stunning.

This line in particular: "In the roar of that rampant, silent blaze/I could not hear the children scream" is stunning!