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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.
Arisaka Type 99 Short Rifle, Nagoya Series Two mfg. in 1942. Chambered in 7.7x58. Receiver serial number ending in “416” matches the bolt and other serialized parts. Chrome bore in excellent condition. Cock on close bolt with chrome bolt face. Overall bluing is in very good condition. Includes...
original Wocd folding ww2 trench shovel . It all works as it should Looks to be a different maker that filled this contract vrs the more common Ames
Will ship on your dime.
50.00
World war 2 authentic Pick maddox with holster and belt clip ,the head is dated 1942 the handle is 1943 . Could be the head was made in dec and the handle in jan ? LOL . It is obviously used field equipment used by a soldier for its intended purpose .
50 bucks
Will ship on your dime , usps...
Price OBO, fires 9x19. Beautiful condition STAR Model B 1911 style pistol. Just about without a doubt, WWII Bulgarian/German Issue. These handguns were issued to rear echleon personel and police during WWII, sent to Bulgaria in the second batch of 5000. I have a lot of research and confirmation...
My Mother-in-law has a WWII bring back helmet and bayonet, and is preparing to leave her home, so she wants me to dispose of it for her. Any one have any idea what it may be worth? I don't want to e-bay it. Brought back by Robert Reid of Eugene OR USN 1945
Hey folks,
I heard on the Youtube channel ForgottenWeapons that these were available. I'd love to pick one up but just dropped a bunch of money into a different project.
Maybe somebody on here can snag a WWII M1 Carbine
https://www.royaltigerimports.com/product-p/m1car001.htm
Have 2 pr of flight pants that my father had. 1 says size 32 on the tag and the other looks about the same size. I would guess dad got these from a Army surplus store to use for elk hunting or steelhead fishing in the 50's as he was a big guy for as long as I've been around and never knew him to...
Mix of parts, almost all Infland Mfg. Professionally Re-parkerized. Original 8-43 barrel matches the serial number. Shiny bore. Action cycles perfectly, no corrosion anywhere.
Front sight is slightly canted left, which is a fairly common flaw with M1 Carbines. The barrel flat and receiver are...
One of the last of my boat anchor radios. Picked this up 3 years ago in a large lot of vintage radios.
I rebuilt the 120vac power supply (original 28v supply had been replaced) and performed alignment on all bands. Works good.
Radio was originally painted black but repainted grey in the past...
Hey Folks,
If you're in the greater Salem, Oregon area I recommend checking out the B-17 Alliance Foundation. They are restoring an old B-17 bomber rivet by rivet with the goal of making it airworthy once again.
Those of you from the Pacific Northwest may remember seeing the "Lacy Lady" in...
Hey folks,
I'm just doing some cleaning and came across my grandfather's marbles. He served in the Navy from 1941 to 1964 and was awarded the Navy Cross at Pearl Harbor.
The marbles wouldn't probably stand out much apart from the bag that is stamped "United States Navy" and the shooter, which...
Just finished Panfilov's 28
I think I already recommended T34
Battle for Sevastpol
Another one was a documentary about the siege of Stalingrad? How the Soviet general sucked in the Germans and then surrounded them.
Good movies. The Soviets were no slouches.
Hey all,
I'm pivoting my collection towards WWI so I'm selling my Remington 1903A3.
Would be interested in anything WWI for a trade, with special consideration for stuff that is unit-marked. Current collection holes include Mosin-nagant 1891, Carcano M91, Lebel 1886, Steyr m95 or a 1917 or 190...
I have a few things left over from my M1 Carbine days...
Two, very good condition Union Hardware 15rnd magazines ("U" marked)
Korean War era pouch
45rnds Tula .30carbine ammo
$55
$50 for Supporting Members
Located in Vancouver, can meet in PDX some days too.
Trades?
Bullets for reloading...
Original, unmolested WWII surplus .30 cloth belted ammo in the original cans. These are the ammo cans set up to lock into a jeep mounted "pintle??? The cans are worth more than the ammo. $350 ea can and ammo. Cans have some light rust in places. 250 rounds per can.
Here is a set of trading cards put out on the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII. They depict some of the brass and a whole of of the grunts that actually did the work. A couple of the biggies, General Bradley and General Doolittle were guests at the Albany Veterans Day events back in the mid...