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ww2
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. In a total war directly involving more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries, the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and the only two uses of nuclear weapons in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, a majority being civilians. Tens of millions of people died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, massacres, and disease. In the wake of the Axis defeat, Germany and Japan were occupied, and war crimes tribunals were conducted against German and Japanese leaders.
World War II is generally considered to have begun on 1 September 1939, when Nazi Germany, under Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland. The United Kingdom and France subsequently declared war on Germany on 3 September. Under the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact of August 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union had partitioned Poland and marked out their "spheres of influence" across Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania. From late 1939 to early 1941, in a series of campaigns and treaties, Germany conquered or controlled much of continental Europe, and formed the Axis alliance with Italy and Japan (along with other countries later on). Following the onset of campaigns in North Africa and East Africa, and the fall of France in mid-1940, the war continued primarily between the European Axis powers and the British Empire, with war in the Balkans, the aerial Battle of Britain, the Blitz of the UK, and the Battle of the Atlantic. On 22 June 1941, Germany led the European Axis powers in an invasion of the Soviet Union, opening the Eastern Front, the largest land theatre of war in history.
Japan, which aimed to dominate Asia and the Pacific, was at war with the Republic of China by 1937. In December 1941, Japan attacked American and British territories with near-simultaneous offensives against Southeast Asia and the Central Pacific, including an attack on the US fleet at Pearl Harbor which resulted in the United States declaring war against Japan. As such, the European Axis powers declared war on the United States in solidarity. Japan soon captured much of the western Pacific, but its advances were halted in 1942 after losing the critical Battle of Midway; later, Germany and Italy were defeated in North Africa and at Stalingrad in the Soviet Union. Key setbacks in 1943—including a series of German defeats on the Eastern Front, the Allied invasions of Sicily and the Italian mainland, and Allied offensives in the Pacific—cost the Axis powers their initiative and forced it into strategic retreat on all fronts. In 1944, the Western Allies invaded German-occupied France, while the Soviet Union regained its territorial losses and turned towards Germany and its allies. During 1944 and 1945, Japan suffered reversals in mainland Asia, while the Allies crippled the Japanese Navy and captured key western Pacific islands.
The war in Europe concluded with the liberation of German-occupied territories, and the invasion of Germany by the Western Allies and the Soviet Union, culminating in the fall of Berlin to Soviet troops, Hitler's suicide and the German unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945. Following the Potsdam Declaration by the Allies on 26 July 1945 and the refusal of Japan to surrender on its terms, the United States dropped the first atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima, on 6 August, and Nagasaki, on 9 August. Faced with an imminent invasion of the Japanese archipelago, the possibility of additional atomic bombings, and the Soviet entry into the war against Japan and its invasion of Manchuria, Japan announced its intention to surrender on 15 August, then signed the surrender document on 2 September 1945, cementing total victory in Asia for the Allies.
World War II changed the political alignment and social structure of the globe. The United Nations (UN) was established to foster international co-operation and prevent future conflicts, great powers—China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States—became the permanent members of its Security Council. The Soviet Union and the United States emerged as rival superpowers, setting the stage for the nearly half-century-long Cold War. In the wake of European devastation, the influence of its great powers waned, triggering the decolonisation of Africa and Asia. Most countries whose industries had been damaged moved towards economic recovery and expansion. Political and economic integration, especially in Europe, began as an effort to forestall future hostilities, end pre-war enmities and forge a sense of common identity.
Picked this up a while ago and it's simply too nice for me to shoot and thus it needs to go. This is a rare "Third Variation" German contract Star Model B, delivered May 29, 1944 (one of 5000) for the Army (Serial Numbers 244503-247002).
Gun is in very good to excellent condition. 85-90% with...
(5) boxes of (20).
This is WW2 ammo. It is corrosive if you plan on shooting it. No problem if you clean your rifle afterwards. Typical that the bullet tips are poking out of bottom from storage. I have them wrapped in cling film for protection.
$25 per box.
$125 total
$100 for all
If you...
Hi everyone, I work for my local gun store and we recently acquired some old stuff and in an attempt to help the store get more exposure im gonna try and sell these items here.
The holster is a 1944 P38 holster that has the drip flap most likely added after the war by the east german military...
I’m trying to find a gunsmith in the PDX / Salem area who can examine a some pistols I inherited. A 1913 steyr, Mauser pistol, and matching 1942 Luger.
I’m looking for someone who can appraise then but most importantly, clear/service the pistols for use if possible.
I’m absolutely not looking...
Sauer 38H. 32acp Mid World War 2 production. DA/SA with decocker/recocker. Eagle over N on one side. Eagle over C on the other side. Best of my knowledge it was a police issue sidearm. However, this pistol came back from the war with a family member that said it came from the pacific campaign...
For sale I have an ammo can with over 500 rounds of 8mm Mauser surplus. Most is 1940s and 1950s Yugoslavian, though there is also Greek, Romanian, Bulgarian, German, and Ethiopian ammo as well. Please note that because this is surplus it IS corrosive and will need to be cleaned accordingly. I...
For sale I have a Yugoslavian-captured Kar98k rifle with a Czech Mauser bayonet and over 500 rounds of surplus 8mm Mauser ammo. The gun is mismatched which is typicaly of captured K98s but the bore and parts are in fantastic shape with no rust or pitting on the metal. It comes with a Czech...
For sale I have a Russian Izhevsk Mosin-Nagant 91/30 made in 1941. All numbers are matching (except for the bayonet) and the gun has gone through a post-war refurbishing so it is in very good shape except for the finish missing from some of the top handguard which you can see in the photo. Bore...
Hi all, time to offload my Turkish 8mm. I have 1,205rds in the original wood WW2 crate. Crate dates 1945, but random pulled bullets all date 1941, 1943, or 1945. 17 full 70rd bandoliers plus 1 partial with 15rds. All on stripper clips. Most stripper clips are brass, but two blue bandoliers...
Greetings!
On the hunt for Gewehr 43 magazines. Interested in original 10rd mags not cut down or reproduction magazines.
Tips about locations are much appreciated too. Thanks!
- Connor
For sale is a Long Branch Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk. 1* made in 1944. All numbers are matching on this gun and it is in great shape. I have some British charger clips for use in this gun as well as an original spike bayonet. Comes with 30 rounds of Indian surplus .303 which is corrosive so it will...
For sale I have a Japanese Type 99 Arisaka rifle in excellent condition. This rifle is a Nagoya manufacture and has the imperial chrysanthemum intact, along with the anti-aircraft sights that were largely abandoned by the middle of World War 2. Unfortunately it does not have a monopod or dust...
I have a 1943 production Quality Hardware (one of the more rare manufacturers) M1 Carbine. It has a 1943 Rock-Ola barrel, which is period correct as Quality Hardware used Rock-Ola barrels. Marking is there, but very faint. Impossible to get in a photo. Lots of history here and in overall...