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  1. Links

    A miscellany of decent/useful/interesting sites.

  2. Administration

    1. Network Information, Suggestions and Feedback

      News & Information pertinent to the day to day running of the forums.
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      Latest: Remembering Today Threads Owen, Jun 16, 2019
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    2. User Introductions

      Introduce yourself! If you want to.

      Please try and keep the research queries in other sections of the forum.
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      Latest: Hello from East Anglia 51highland, Jun 24, 2019 at 8:57 AM
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  3. Unit History, War Diaries & Documents

    1. Unit History

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      1. Higher Formations

      2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

      3. British Army Units - Others

      4. Airborne

      5. The Brigade of Guards

      6. Commandos & Royal Marines

      7. Durham Light Infantry

      8. North Irish Horse

      9. Recce

      10. Royal Artillery

      11. Royal Engineers

      12. Royal Signals

      13. RAC & RTR

      14. RAMC

      15. RASC

      16. REME/RAOC

      17. SOE & OSS

      18. Special Forces

      19. Allied Units - Others

      20. Australian

      21. British Indian Army

      22. Canadian

      23. New Zealand

      24. South African

      25. US Units

      26. Axis Units

      Latest: 12th Parachute Battalion (Yorkshire Reg) PD Paul Davis, Jun 26, 2019 at 2:27 PM
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    2. 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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  4. Main WW2 Talk Forum

    1. General

      Forum for general World War 2 talk. Anything about WW2 that doesn't fit in any other category
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      Latest: Is this person making this up? CL1, Jun 26, 2019 at 2:26 PM
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    2. 1940

      The Campaign in Belgium, France and Holland' - 1940 and all that - Same war, but almost a different era.
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      1. Sub-forum: The build-Up - 1933-1940

      Latest: Dunkirk 1940. Inland. France & Belgium. Photos, some never seen before morrisc8, Jun 26, 2019 at 9:29 AM
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    3. Theatres of War

      WW2 by theatre of operation and geographical area.
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      1. North Africa & the Med

      2. Italy

      3. NW Europe

      4. Burma & India

      5. War Against Japan

      6. The Eastern Front

      7. Scandinavia

      Latest: The Chindit Society bamboo43, Jun 25, 2019 at 9:07 PM
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    4. The War at Sea

      Naval warfare in the period.
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      Latest: HMS Hood Sunk. ozzy16, Jun 25, 2019 at 12:04 AM
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    5. The War In The Air

      Aerial warfare in the period.
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      Latest: Halifax DT767 MV-P 76 Sqn lost 1st March 1943 Ravrick, Jun 25, 2019 at 10:56 AM
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    6. Top Secret

      Intelligence, Bletchley, Interception, Cryptology etc.
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      Latest: HMS Odyssey and Special Operations - Does anybody know? Donald Dunlop, Jun 17, 2019
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    7. WW2 Battlefields Today

      If you're planning a battlefield tour, or have one to report on, start here.
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      Latest: Gothic Line Battlefield Tour - 10-13 Sep 19 minden1759, Jun 25, 2019 at 9:56 AM
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    8. Home Fronts

      They also serve who 'only' stand and wait. Matters relating to the Home Fronts of the various combatants.
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      1. United Kingdom

      2. Australia & New Zealand

      3. Canada

      4. France

      5. Soviet

      6. Poland

      7. USA

      8. Germany

      9. Others

      Latest: S.O. Book 135 Accident Register travers1940, Jun 26, 2019 at 1:48 PM
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    9. The Third Reich

      Rise of the Nazis, Politics, Personalities etc.
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      Latest: Volkswagen and Adolf Hitler Jba45ww2, Jun 18, 2019
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    10. The Holocaust

      Area for discussion of things specifically relating to the Holocaust. No denialism, spam, or disrespect welcome.
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      Latest: Historian stripped of award for inventing family's Holocaust past. von Poop, Jun 5, 2019
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    11. 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: Memorial to Nurses Mollie Evershed and Dorothy Field LindaM, Jun 26, 2019 at 1:09 PM
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    12. Veteran Accounts

      Specific accounts from veterans around the world.
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      Latest: Run-in with Japanese Soldiers after the end of World War II Dave55, Jun 21, 2019 at 12:26 PM
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    13. All Anniversaries

      All anniversaries relating to WW2
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      Latest: Anderson Air Raid Shelters. SteveDee, Jun 26, 2019 at 10:34 AM
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  5. Weapons, Technology & Equipment

    The machinery & artifacts of #WW2

    1. Weapons, Technology & Equipment

      From entrenching tools to radar, and all points between.
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      Latest: Bizarre unidentified pistol. ceolredmonger, Jun 26, 2019 at 12:40 PM
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    2. WW2 Militaria

      Forum for discussing aspects of collecting WW2 militaria & sharing your own collections with the world at large.
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      Latest: Identification of Uniform Badge Quis Separabit, Jun 26, 2019 at 9:48 AM
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    3. 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).
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      Latest: RASC, Motor Coach Company, Gilford Castle/Bannvale, Co. Armagh billh35, Jun 22, 2019 at 3:10 PM
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  6. Research

    The serious bit.

    1. 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.

      Please at least place unit details in your thread title to attract attention from those who might best answer your questions.
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      1. Photo Restoration

      Latest: A Norwegian Daughter Search For Her Father travers1940, Jun 25, 2019 at 1:13 PM
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    2. 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.
      Add unit name to the title for best results.
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      Latest: Abbreviations and Locations Richard Lewis, Jun 26, 2019 at 11:22 AM
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    3. 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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      1. War Grave Photographs

      2. Remembering Today

      Latest: Copy of AWM papers - The new Infantry Organization cervelo, Jun 24, 2019 at 10:39 PM
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    4. 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 Tricky Dicky, Jun 20, 2019 at 2:03 PM
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    5. Prisoners of War

      POWs, individuals, camps, capture, escape & all matters therein.
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      Latest: Long March POW Casualty 1945: John Antony Ronald Coulthard, Stalag XXA, Thorn BarbaraWT, Jun 25, 2019 at 8:41 AM
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    6. 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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      Latest: Hitlerite obsession von Poop, Jun 25, 2019 at 1:38 AM
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    7. 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: War Information Center Pamphlets idler, Jun 25, 2019 at 7:01 AM
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    8. 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: Lothians & Border Yeomanry WD Nov 44 Tolbooth, Jun 26, 2019 at 9:43 AM
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  7. Military History (other than WW2)

    1. Prewar

      Military or political history of the period before World war 2
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      Latest: Henry Francis BROOKE, KIA 1880, Siege of Kandahar, 2nd Anglo-Afghan War dbf, Jun 25, 2019 at 11:27 PM
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    2. Postwar

      Cold war, military & political history of the period after World War 2.
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      1. Vietnam

      2. Korea

      Latest: National Servicemen 1947-1963 Roger Brown, Jun 24, 2019 at 8:03 PM
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  8. Other Stuff

    The less serious bit

    1. 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: 'Escaping with his Life - From Dunkirk to D-Day and Beyond' by Nicholas Young Jonathan Ball, Jun 26, 2019 at 11:28 AM
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    2. 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: Dakotas over Normandy 2019 frg7700, Jun 26, 2019 at 1:59 PM
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    3. Modelling

      Modelling, any material, any scale.
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      Latest: 1/76 Diorama of a 240mm Howitzer Being Emplaced in Holland 1944 Neilie, Jun 16, 2019
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    4. Gaming

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      1. Video Games

      2. Tabletop Games

      Latest: Close combat last stand arnhem Matt is UNARMOURED, Apr 27, 2019
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    5. The Barracks

      Off topic stuff.Rattle on about whatever here.Rants & raves, general strangeness & anything else you'd like to share. Used to be a free for all. - Modern Religion is no longer welcome, and no Modern Politics whatsoever.
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      1. For Sale & For Trade

      Latest: Pictures of Wildlife in your Back Garden stolpi, Jun 26, 2019 at 2:08 PM
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  9. 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.

    1. Home

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      Latest: Crossing the Rhine. Trux, Sep 13, 2018
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    2. 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: Scammell TRMU 30 in Canadian Service Tricky Dicky, Jun 11, 2019
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    3. Headquarters

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      1. 21 Army Group HQ

      2. Army & Corps HQ

      3. Division HQ

      4. LoC HQ

      5. Miscellaneous HQ

      Latest: Miscellaneous headquarters Little Friend, Aug 28, 2017
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    4. Arms

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      1. Infantry

      2. Armour

      3. Artillery

      4. Engineers

      Latest: Counter battery surveying DavidW, Feb 20, 2019
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    5. Services

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      1. RASC

      2. REME

      3. Other Services

      4. Signals

      Latest: RASC trucks and odometers Barbara Lawrence, Jan 25, 2018
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    6. Other Formations

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      1. Airborne Forces

      2. Canadian

      3. 2 TAF

      4. Nearly

      5. Royal Navy

      Latest: Canadian forces 17thDYRCH, Dec 19, 2018
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    7. Equipment

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      1. Vehicles

      2. Armoured

      3. Wireless

      4. Bridges

      Latest: John Deere Prototypes Dave55, Jun 18, 2019
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