Overmans further pointed out that the 2.225 million number estimated by the 1958 study would imply that the casualty rate among the expellees was equal to or higher than that of the military, which he found implausible.
Overmans påpegede desuden, at de tallet på 2,225 millioner som blev estimeret af kommissionen ville betyde, at tabsraten blandt de fordrevne var den samme eller højere end den i Wehrmacht, hvilket han anså for usandsynligt.