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Links
A miscellany of decent/useful/interesting sites.
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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: 7th Battalion seaforth highlanders Fergus69, Dec 4, 2019 at 9:09 PM
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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: 15th Scottish Div OP Epsom war diary appendix Bayonet Productions, Oct 15, 2019
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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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1940
The Campaign in Belgium, France and Holland' - 1940 and all that - Same war, but almost a different era.
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Latest: LoC locations France Tricky Dicky, Dec 6, 2019 at 9:58 AM -
Theatres of War
WW2 by theatre of operation and geographical area.
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Latest: HMS Goshawk, 1945 danielle delon, Dec 5, 2019 at 7:08 PM
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Latest: Spitfire (P8665) coming down 4 miles NW of Ruthin on Jan 26th 1944. Robert-w, Dec 6, 2019 at 11:18 AM
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Latest: Bill Tutte Memorial. Shannon Taylor, Nov 13, 2019
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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: Help with Map References vestingjager, Nov 30, 2019 at 2:24 PM -
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: Flak v-Soldaten JDKR, Dec 5, 2019 at 10:11 PM
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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: May 8th 2020 CL1, Dec 5, 2019 at 9:41 AM
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Latest: Victory in Europe Day :75th Anniversary 8th May 2020 CL1, Dec 5, 2019 at 9:40 AM
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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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WW2 Militaria
Forum for discussing aspects of collecting WW2 militaria & sharing your own collections with the world at large.
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Latest: Airborne Service & Paybook scans AB64, Dec 1, 2019 at 3:21 PM -
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)
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Latest: Census number suffixes Sotonian, Dec 5, 2019 at 11:25 AM
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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: 910609 William McMillan - 7th Coastal RA - Singapore AB64, Dec 3, 2019 at 6:52 PM -
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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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: CWGC - Additional Awards and Decoration Marks, Dec 5, 2019 at 6:43 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: WW2 Civilian death criteria chrisharley9, Dec 4, 2019 at 11:43 PM -
Prisoners of War
POWs, individuals, camps, capture, escape & all matters therein.
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Latest: How to find POW records Tricky Dicky, Dec 3, 2019 at 8:55 AM -
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: Wartime protocol of construction, buildings, camps, ranges and fortification. Topfmine, Dec 3, 2019 at 6:04 PM -
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 Ancestry files - updates amberdog45, Nov 29, 2019 -
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: The Prisoner of War, June 1944 Incredibledisc, Nov 9, 2019
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Prewar
Military or political history of the period before World war 2
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Postwar
Cold war, military & political history of the period after World War 2.
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Latest: Happy 70th NATO KevinBattle, Dec 4, 2019 at 9:55 AM
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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: My book-buying "problem" idler, Dec 6, 2019 at 9:56 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: Model scaling to 1:1 Topfmine, Dec 3, 2019 at 5:26 PM
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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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Latest: Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square canuck, Dec 6, 2019 at 4:40 AM
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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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Headquarters
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Services
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Latest: RASC trucks and odometers Barbara Lawrence, Jan 25, 2018