I think this is far more believable than the 7,000 - 15,000 the United States Ministry of Propaganda claims.

Edit: I'd also like to add that the fact they can't narrow it down any closer than a spread of 8,000 casualties seems incredibly amateurish, and just plain not credible. They can do whatever they want with numbers they made up. Why not make them more believable?

I think this is far more believable than the 7,000 - 15,000 the United States Ministry of Propaganda claims.