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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 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...
I'm listing my Remington 03-A3 30.06 rifle. It is a wartime production gun, built in 1943. Super nice shooter. Rifling is decent, but not fantastic. It might clean up better with some lead-away or something. 2 groove barrel, that is correct to the gun. No import marks. Im open to reasonable...
As .30 Carbines go, this one is fairly special. It is a true bring back, (not import stamped) Quality Hardware made, M1. Quality Hardware made fewer than 6% of all wartime carbines, and this one is in great shape. Fantastic shooting little gun. Can possibly come with extra mags and ammo. The...
I have a Garand that I am looking to sell. It is nearly 100% correct in the trigger group (lot numbers...ect) but the barrel is stamped 4/66. It is a Blue Sky import. Bore isn't great, but is shootable. I haven't shot it in about a decade, but it was putting decent groups together out to 300...
Asking $399 cash. I will pay for transfer at Coat of Arms in Keizer, Oregon. I will consider meeting in Beaverton/Hillsboro/Tigard/Oregon City/Albany, however, if I drive, then buyer pays transfer.
*I would trade straight across for a factory stock Glock 43 or Glock 26 in good condition, OR...
Great piece of history.
WWII Royal British Navy Bronze Bell with original bracelet and clapper.
Has great patina and is very loud. It resonates for a while.
Bracket swivels and tilts. Has original brass bolt.
The iron clapper is corroded as expected from an old naval Bell.
Has King...
Have pretty decent quantity of surplus m2 ball, ranging from 1943 to 1969.
Tracer, Match
Have the exotics as well.
Have En blocs
Prefer to do decent transactions 300+ rounds.
Price kinda depends on what and how many usually .52 cents a round. Again bulk deals buy and save!
503-639-1931...
This is a 1944 dated German K98k complete with original leather sling, Now reduced to 1800 dollars.
Sold pending funds.
Purchased rifle seveal years ago, time to let it go.
All matching, excellent bore, proper late war thich leather sling. No import marks,no pinged eagles, more than likely a...
This is a 1943 dated No4Mk1(T) rig, complete wuth matching transit case, scope, mount, accessories. SOLD PENDING FUNDS
Includes rifle, chest, scope, mount, scope can, lens cover and sling.
All matching, including case. Scope gone through by W. Wheatfield in Canada and fully functional.
Health...
1953 Romanian Tokarev TTC (Tula Tokarev Cugir) considered a true Tokarev and near exact copy of the Russian TT-33 (parts & magazine interchangeable). I am the first American owner of this pistol and I degreased it. The bore looks almost brand new.
Own a piece of WWII and the Cold War for $200...
Salem, OR - McNary Field Airport (SLE) - The Collings Foundation
We don't see much in the way of older warbirds here in Oregon so this is a chance to get up close and personal. If it's like years past, they'll do flybys and demo flights several times a day. If you've never been inside a B-17...
For sale - World War 2 Japanese propaganda poster that my dad found in a schoolhouse on Okinawa when he was stationed there as a SeaBee.
Heavy paper in good condition. Haven't had it translated. Handwritten note on back, in pencil, telling where he found it.
Make offer.
A German man and his father found more than seashells along the beach after a storm in their coastal Baltic Sea town last week. Alexander Ladwig, 23, was out for a walk with his pop when he found a recently unearthed box in the sand that contained 30 handguns, reports German news outlet Kieler...
Large Engineering box from the WWII/Korean War area. I received it from the original owner. Solid condition with easy to read markings, good fixtures, and solid wood. No damage beyond being 70 years old. A great piece of history or storage container. 40" L x 30" W x 11" T
$90/ OBO
Willing to...