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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 History
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Latest: 249th (Airborne) Field Company RE on D-Day and Battle of Normandy Cee, Dec 10, 2019 at 12:58 PM -
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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Latest: Difference between GOC and GOC-in-C timuk, Dec 6, 2019 at 9:56 PM -
1940
The Campaign in Belgium, France and Holland' - 1940 and all that - Same war, but almost a different era.
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Latest: The First British Soldier To Fall Drew5233, Dec 10, 2019 at 12:22 PM -
Theatres of War
WW2 by theatre of operation and geographical area.
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Latest: merchant Naval war medals devon1923, Dec 9, 2019 at 6:29 PM
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Latest: Human remains retrieved from crashed Stirling in Germany Pam C, Dec 10, 2019 at 11:03 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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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 9, 2019 at 11:48 AM
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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: Your favourite wartime Christmas song CornwallPhil, Dec 9, 2019 at 11:09 PM
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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: Help ID badges Owen, Dec 10, 2019 at 11:40 AM -
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: Records held by the various Vehicle Parks. vestingjager, Dec 6, 2019 at 6:28 PM
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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: Re: F/L F.W.Street, RAF... info needed Pat Atkins, Dec 10, 2019 at 10:32 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: R.A.C Trooper service record query Steve Fuller, Dec 10, 2019 at 12:31 PM -
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 Headstone/Memorial Error Reports and results. CL1, Dec 9, 2019 at 8:19 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: Brookwood Memorial chrisharley9, Dec 9, 2019 at 1:00 PM -
Prisoners of War
POWs, individuals, camps, capture, escape & all matters therein.
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Latest: Val d'Isère Tragedy - Allied POWs died at the Colle Galisia in 1944 vitellino, Dec 9, 2019 at 9:49 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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Latest: Wartime protocol of construction, buildings, camps, ranges and fortification. Topfmine, Dec 3, 2019 -
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: Update on accessing the Royal Artillery archives Chris C, Dec 9, 2019 at 3:04 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: 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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Latest: The Best of Luck. bamboo43, Dec 8, 2019 at 11:19 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: Digging For Britain - WW2 Special TriciaF, Dec 9, 2019 at 6:36 PM -
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
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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: A tank a day keeps Politicians at bay. Robert-w, Dec 10, 2019 at 10:28 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