Hello. Will you please check the sentence for me? Is the second part of it natural, maybe it needs the article?

"Many people have died since the time of (the?) occupation".
Thank you for all your help.

I'd keep "the" in the sentence.

Will your reader(s) know which occupation you're referring to?

Hello! I'll be happy to help you with your question. The second part of the sentence should include the article "the." Here's the corrected sentence:

"Many people have died since the time of the occupation."

To determine whether or not to include the article "the," we need to consider the context. In this case, "the occupation" refers to a specific period of time when something was occupied. Since the sentence is referring to a specific event or period, the definite article "the" is necessary before "occupation."