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It’s been claimed that WW1 lowered the average height in France since taller men were less likely to survive trench warfare. Regardless of that particular claim’s veracity, did casualties from either World War cause long-term demographic impacts for any of the nations involved?

by /u/Tough_Guys_Wear_Pink in /r/AskHistorians

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