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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.
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Walked into a Bellingham gun shop while waiting for my wife to finish shopping elsewhere in toan. Usually they don't have much in the way of C&R stuff. Today they had three (!) Garands. took a look at them all. Priced from 899 up to 1500 dollars. Asked to look at them. Both the 1500 and 1200...
About 1,400 Buried WW2 Firearms Found at a Japanese Elementary School - The Firearm Blog
1,400 guns, 1,200 swords found buried at Tokyo elementary school - The Mainichi
Looking to buy mostly.
May be willing to trade a 43 Remington 1903a3 , restored from sportster , metal never cut, rebuild with new straight stock and Sarco parts kit.
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I have for sale a nice Colt 1911A1 manufactured in 1943 (serial number 1148739). Pistol is correct with all the correct marking for a 1943 with the correct magazine (marked with 'CR') with two more period correct magazine (one marked with a 'S' Scovill and one with a 'L'...
So, I thought I would toss this one out there for discussion: what are you favorite war films? It can be any time, place, or subject matter. It could be historically interesting, thought-provoking, off-beat, heart-rending, surreal, wacky, or some combination of those.
Thanks for sharing.:)
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My father was in the Philippines during WWII and brought back most of a Japanese Officer's sword. The tang (or whatever it's properly called) looks like it was shortened and another hole was punched/drilled through it. From my limited "research" I found that this was...
... SOLD ... WTS WWII Japanese bayonet w/metal scabbard. Stampings say it’s from Nagoya Arsenal but don’t know model or series or year though 1938-1945 is my best guess from my online research. Came in an estate purchase. Blade is still oiled and very clean, handle & scabbard have patina $200...
WWII Survivor Warns of SOCIALISM and GUN CONTROL! (MUST WATCH)
This is the title to a video on YouTube of a WWII survivor from Austria .
Kitty Werthmann, an Austrian World War II survivor, gives her account of Hitler's takeover of Austria. The similarities to today's left and their "progressive...
Notice: this is one of those click bait site you see on FB where you go and then have to click thru 5+ "next" links so they get the maximum exposure for their ads. But it is interesting.
Archaeologists Find A Lock Box Buried Deep In The Mud, With Some Truly Disturbing Contents
Apparently a...
Model LP42 flare gun in nice original cond.
German Wehrmacht LP42 signal flare pistols entered service in 1943. Every Leuchtpistol 42 is steel construction, 26.5 mm, and bears original German maker code; euh, that stands for- C. u. W. Meinel-Scholer, Klingenthal in Sachsen.
Asking $200. for this...
$5 - East german strichtarn/raindrop camo pants - size g48 which is about a size 32 waist and inseam - great condition for age
$5 - Wrangler jeans - mossy oak forest floor camo - size 34 waist and inseam - slightly faded otherwise in great condition
I thought this would be the perfect forum to list this book and I am more than happy to remove it if it isn’t.
I have a beautiful recently published hard back copy of “Vickers Guide WWII Germany Volume 1”. It is in excellent condition but the outside bottom corners do have a slight indentation...
Whilst traveling on the web, I came across this picture of Dave Schilling, the World War II fighter ace.
According to what I read on the American Air Museum in Britain site, it is a heavily modified M1911A1: fore-grip, 21 round magazine (3 magazines welded together), and converted to...
I bought this jacket in Argentina when I lived there. Winters are cold, but dry, so this worked well for the few times I used it. I paid over $400 for it new, and it's in 'like new' shape. Fleece interior.
Adult cared for, non-smoking home. Size Large
Arm Length: 25" as measured from the...
I have several bandoliers of WWII surplus Lake City 30-06 black tip AP ammo, on '03 Springfield clips, in 60 round bandoliers. They even have the little purple lot identification card in one pocket of each bandolier. $80 per bandolier
I'm in Yamhill county, Oregon, but occasionally get as far...