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wwii
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.
I've got 17 rounds of various arsenal WWII .30-06 I'd like to get rid of. A $10-00-$15.00 donation to the Northwest Firearms will do it. I'll deliver if it's in/near the Portland Metro Region. All dated 1942-43. It's possible it's has corrosive primers. Different head stamps. DEN, U, EW...
Good condition overall. Unfortunately at some point in it's life the date and manufacturer mark on the top of the reciever got pitted.
Functions well. Nice 3 digit serial number on the barrel and receiver and has the original eagles and waffenamts.
Good condition original laminate stock with...
Hey Folks,
I recently picked up a Japanese sword from a military auction. However I can't make heads or tails of the markings. Was hoping someone on here is smarter than I am and could give me a good lead on translating the inscription. Much appreciated!
Manufacturer: Springfield Armory U.S.
Model: M1-Garand
Type: Rifle
Gauge: 30-06 Springfield
Barrel: 24 inch round
Finish: Blue
Stock: Walnut
Description: As New, unfired, with factory display box and commemorative plaque, all ordering and delivery correspondence, and leather sling.
These...
Expensive but cool.
Edit: it says made by TNW. Is that the same TNW that so known to be one of the worst manufacturers? If so, I wouldn't touch this at 1/5 the price. A crap company making a gun from parts kit kinda makes me want to puke. I may have the manufacturer wrong but if it's that...
I’m listing for sale my Remington model 03-A3. like the older Springfield 1903 these rifles run like a Swiss watch and are extremely accurate.
This particular rifle is in excellent condition, and of the desired Remington manufacture. The barrel is marked 12-43 and the bore is an excellent...
Selling a few rifles to fund another of my hobbies.
This is a Remington, 2-44 marked, 03-A3 shooter. While it is a parts matching rifle (everything R stamped), it had a very crude scope mount soldered on when I got it, so it has a few spots of finish loss where that came off (pictured).
Shoots...
Got this in a box of STUFF at a garage sale . Bet a few of you guys and gals have had one of these . Pretty Cool , but a little before my time . Any collector value to these ??? Nice shape ...
Thanks for any info on it .... and for your service ....
First , let me say , I am not trying to stir up any trouble with this post as it may offend some .....
Got this card in a box of misc. stuff at a garage sale . Were these cards common during WWII at stores in the USA ? Or something just this Drug Store made up ?
Any info on it would be great ...
Up for sale is a Tisas 1911 A1. It's a replica of the GI-issued pistol during WW2. Shot about 30 rounds through it only. I also oiled it up really well when I got it since it was pretty dry from the factory.
Selling it because I found out I'm not a '1911 guy'. I like modern pistols more.
Comes...
I'm slowly thinning out the M1 carbine herd. I'll list locally for a while before sending it off to auction. This is a super nice early survivor. 215,xxx SN. It has all the correct type Inland parts including the T1 I-cut high wood stock. Inland 1-43 marked barrel with a great bore that gauges...
For Sale is a Remington US Model 03-A3 in .30–6. Barrel is marked 12/43. Don’t know much about as inherited. Can send addi pictures on request. Will Ship. Asking $900.
For Sale is a Remington US Model 03-A3 in .30–6. Barrel is marked 12/43. Don’t know much about as inherited. Can send addi pictures on request. Will Ship. Asking $900.
For Sale is a Remington US Model 03-A3 in .30–6. Barrel is marked 12/43. Don’t know much about as inherited. Can send addi pictures on request. Will Ship. Asking $900.
For Sale is a S&W WWII revolver in .38spl with a 4” barrel. I believe this started out as a revolver made for Britain as it’s marked US Property G.H.D. on top of frame. Sometime in its life was converted to .38spl. as 4” marked barrel. There is a V prefix on the grip bottom. Comes with a...
Zastava M70A 9mm Luger pistol for sale. This is a single-action, semi-auto pistol with a 4.5" barrel and capacity of 9+1 rounds. It is a reproduction of the Soviet Military TT-30 pistol that saw extensive service during WWII and which was originally chambered in 7.62x25. Pistol is in like-new...
For Sale is a Smith & Wesson Victory Model Revolver in .38spl. This is a six shot 4” barrel revolver used during WWII. I’d comes with a period correct Lanyard. These pieces of history are getting harder to find. Will Ship. Asking $550
I’ve had this thing banging around the back of one gun safe or another for close to 20 years now. Got it from my father in law, he said it’s old but that’s all he knows about it. The overall condition is pretty rough but I’d like to know all about it. My son is heavily into old war relics and is...