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Remembering Today
Link to CWGC record of a WW2 casualty from today's date. (Code courtesy of Geoff501)
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Network Information, Suggestions and Feedback
News & Information pertinent to the day to day running of the forums.
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User Introductions
Introduce yourself! If you want to.
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Latest: Good morning and hello from me! Tricky Dicky, Jun 22, 2017 at 2:44 PM
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Unit History
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Latest: 7th Battalion Parachute Regiment - Normandy - German Field Hospital WW2Nation, Jun 28, 2017 at 7:35 AM -
Unit Documents
For links to, or transcriptions of Histories, War diaries & Accounts not covered under Unit History section. Please include in the title unit name and date. The aim is to get all such information into one easily searchable area.
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Latest: Looking for War Diary - 2 Para Argoub Feb 43 Barb20, Jun 23, 2017 at 3:52 PM
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General
Forum for general World War 2 talk. Anything about WW2 that doesn't fit in any other category
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Latest: Rank Order? dbf, Jun 28, 2017 at 12:21 AM -
1940
The Campaign in Belgium, France and Holland' - 1940 and all that - Same war, but almost a different era.
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Latest: HM the King. Colchester Visit 1940 Arthur, Jun 28, 2017 at 8:52 AM -
Theatres of War
WW2 by theatre of operation and geographical area.
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Latest: RN in Nakuru - Kenya Peter Clare, Jun 27, 2017 at 6:56 PM
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Latest: In Memoriam - Those Air Force Pilots/Crews who died on this day in WW2. Coopermum, Jun 28, 2017 at 8:40 AM
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Latest: Mysterious Islands.... Nitai Robinson, Jun 18, 2017
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WW2 Battlefields Today
If you're planning a battlefield tour, or have one to report on, start here.
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Latest: List of UK WW2-Related Site Locations. von Poop, Jun 28, 2017 at 9:23 AM -
Home Fronts
They also serve who 'only' stand and wait. Matters relating to the Home Fronts of the various combatants.
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Latest: Come Into The Factories dbf, Jun 27, 2017 at 8:11 PM -
Latest: HItler is alive! Reliable newspaper reports! jetson, May 19, 2017
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The Holocaust
Area for discussion of things specifically relating to the Holocaust. No denialism, spam, or disrespect welcome.
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The Women of WW2
From combatant in the Red Army to Nurses and Munitions Workers. Women had countless roles in the war, this is the place to discuss them.
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Latest: Did my Grandmother serve in the WAAF? cww, Jun 13, 2017 -
Veteran Accounts.
Specific accounts from veterans around the world.
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Latest: Operation Anthropoid 75 years on hucks216, May 28, 2017
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Weapons, Technology & Equipment
The machinery & artifacts of #WW2
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Weapons, Technology & Equipment
From entrenching tools to radar, and all points between.
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Latest: covenanter recovery Tony56, Jun 27, 2017 at 9:27 PM -
WW2 Militaria
Forum for discussing aspects of collecting WW2 militaria & sharing your own collections with the world at large.
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Vehicle Names and Census Numbers
This area is specifically for discussing specific British and Commonwealth individual vehicle details - names, turret numbers/callsigns, census numbers, vehicle marks etc. The results of this research is linked to the Warpaint series of books and so will be hosted by Mushroom Model Publications on their Direct Link to .PDF here)
Please title each post clearly with the details known or requested: name, census number, callsign and of course unit or formation if known. The aim is to generate discussion and then allow the results to be collated and then shared by updating the spreadsheets available online (as read-only).- Discussions:
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Latest: Looking for 'Saracen' (Not the Armoured Car) steveinuk, Jun 13, 2017
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Research
The serious bit.
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Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
Tracking down a family member, specific serviceman or unit.Puzzled by paperwork or official terminology?This is the place to ask.
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Latest: Pow camp in sherburn-in-elmet?? HERITAGE PLUS, Jun 28, 2017 at 9:12 AM -
Service Records
Topics specifically relating to Service Records and the background to them.
FAQs / related info can be found in the pinned threads
Start a thread here to ask for help deciphering those abbreviations, etc.
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Latest: Demob - How was it done? dbf, Jun 27, 2017 at 10:51 PM -
Geoff's Search Engine.
The search engine for WW2 Commonwealth casualties commemorated by CWGC. Visit it at Geoff's Search Engine.
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War Cemeteries & War Memorial Research
The inevitable result of war.From far-flung resting places to your local war memorial. Research and questions relating to cemeteries and memorials to the fallen of WW2.
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Latest: Royal Engineers War Grave Photos for reference Tony56, Jun 27, 2017 at 11:38 PM -
Non-Commemorated War Dead
A forum for enquiries into those not listed on the CWGC, civilian & military, that have a case for inclusion & may hopefully be remembered there.
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Latest: Merchant Navy Memorials To The Missing - Graves Found chrisharley9, Jun 27, 2017 at 5:41 PM -
Prisoners of War
POWs, individuals, camps, capture, escape & all matters therein.
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Latest: Can anyone put names to these photos from PG106? Jenn Pak, Jun 27, 2017 at 5:11 PM -
Historiography
Area for historiographical issues - things relating to the whys & wherefores of historical study itself. Particular reference to WW2, but also anything to do with 'The Study of History' in general.
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Research Material
If you have access to a particular useful research source, documents, books, etc. and are willing to do look-ups for members this is the place to advertise.
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Latest: New at Hyperwar... OpanaPointer, Jun 27, 2017 at 1:48 PM -
WW2Talk Resource Manager - new uploads/updates.
Place where threads created by new resource uploads will appear (Test - this may not be it's permanent form)
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Latest: World War 2 Poetry blog Michael Bully, Jun 6, 2017
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Prewar
Military or political history of the period before World war 2
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Latest: Waziristan in 1937 lionboxer, Jun 28, 2017 at 8:07 AM -
Postwar
Cold war, military & political history of the period after World War 2.
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Latest: 40th Division: 3rd Royal Tank Regt & 3 Commando Brigade Charley Fortnum, Jun 26, 2017 at 6:31 PM
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Other Stuff
The less serious bit
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Books, Films, TV, Radio
The written word and the moving image. Bibliophiles, telly addicts & Film critics, state your case here.
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Latest: Wartime Britain by Juliet Gardiner - Anybody Read? Drayton, Jun 28, 2017 at 8:13 AM -
WW2 Museums. Events, & places to see.
Been to any good museums lately? Or maybe a WW2 related show? Anything that's not strictly a battlefield visit, tell us about it or ask for information here.
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Latest: Museum etc posts and opportunities CL1, Jun 26, 2017 at 7:36 PM -
Latest: Get yer kits out. Smudger Jnr, Jun 18, 2017
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Gaming
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Latest: World of Guns: Gun Disassembly ClankyPencil, Jan 22, 2017 -
The Barracks
Off topic stuff.Rattle on about whatever you like here.Rants & raves, general strangeness & anything else you'd like to share. Pretty much a free for all.(Having said that, Modern Religion is no longer welcome, and take Modern Politics to 'Current Affairs'.)
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Latest: Do you believe or not in ghosts ? Smudger Jnr, Jun 27, 2017 at 6:54 PM
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Trux 21st Army Group
21 ARMY GROUP 1944/45 - Units, organisation and equipment - Originally the Trux Models website. An excellent resource on 21AG now resting here by the kind permission of it's creator.
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Trux Discussion Area
This is the 'open' bit of the Trux area, all the other stuff should be closed. Things posted here will appear on the Portal.
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Latest: FIREFLY IN 22nd ARMD BDE idler, Jun 26, 2017 at 9:25 PM -
Services
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Latest: Leslie Pendlebury - 78 Infantry Division Tony56, Dec 24, 2016
