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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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Latest: Login (and out) DianeE, Mar 24, 2023 at 3:57 PM -
User Introductions
Introduce yourself! If you want to.
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Latest: Bletchley and Nuremberg davidbfpo, Mar 22, 2023 at 9:21 PM
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Unit History
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Latest: 2733859 David Glyndwr SPOWART, No 1 Company, 3 Welsh Guards garethmk1, Mar 25, 2023 at 9:08 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: Fairford Sept 44 COMMANDO, Feb 22, 2023
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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: Reception Camp upon coming home in 1945? Ebonyuk72!, Mar 25, 2023 at 12:22 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: Operation Dynamo battlefield tour by Axis and neutral military attachés in June 1940 Wg Cdr Luddite, Mar 25, 2023 at 7:54 PM -
Theatres of War
WW2 by theatre of operation and geographical area.
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Latest: Unusual New Zealand camouflaged uniforms garethmk1, Mar 25, 2023 at 6:01 PM -
Latest: Animation explaining the Battle of the Atlantic . Deacs, Mar 25, 2023 at 8:12 AM
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Latest: Photos of 20 Squadron, India John20, Mar 25, 2023 at 7:54 PM
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Top Secret
Intelligence, Bletchley, Interception, Cryptology, MI6/Secret Intelligence Service, etc
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Latest: Gustav Siegfried Eins Monitoring Transcripts online alberk, Mar 24, 2023 at 1:14 PM -
WW2 Battlefields Today
If you're planning a battlefield tour, or have one to report on, start here.
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Latest: Rotterdam to Ypres WW2 Info davidbfpo, Mar 25, 2023 at 10:37 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: Truro area before D Day Skoyen89, Mar 23, 2023 at 6:40 PM -
Latest: The White Rose & Internal Resistance to Hitler. Lindele, Mar 13, 2023
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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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Veteran Accounts
Specific accounts from veterans around the world.
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Latest: Operation Varsity Commemoration 2023 JPP, Mar 24, 2023 at 6:28 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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Latest: WW2 British Camouflage Tent Allan Chance, Mar 25, 2023 at 7:13 PM -
WW2 Militaria
Forum for discussing aspects of collecting WW2 militaria & sharing your own collections with the world at large.
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Latest: Tonbridge Battle of Britain Museum auction Richard Lewis, Mar 22, 2023 at 12:24 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)
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: 2nd Armoured Battalion Irish Guards HQ Squadron Meldram, Mar 25, 2023 at 12:21 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: Desert Rat - more info about my Dad Biscuitman, Mar 25, 2023 at 4:36 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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Latest: Help understanding abbreviations on service record Chris2478, Mar 25, 2023 at 8:28 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: Stanley ROBINSON GeorgyB, Mar 25, 2023 at 5:56 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: Local ATS girl jonheyworth, Mar 20, 2023 at 7:30 AM -
Prisoners of War
POWs, individuals, camps, capture, escape & all matters therein.
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Latest: P.O.W. camp 203 davidbfpo, Mar 25, 2023 at 10:13 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: Hitlerite obsession Owen, Mar 24, 2023 at 10:09 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: National Archives - Kew Tips? papiermache, Mar 17, 2023 -
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: Geoff Futter Mulberry redraws of Plan 4 twinotterpilot, Mar 14, 2023
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Prewar
Military or political history of the period before World war 2
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Latest: DCM, MM winner WW1 - Help please Derek Barton, Mar 25, 2023 at 7:12 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: WHERE WAS ‘HITLER: THE RISE OF EVIL’ FILMED Maksym Chornyi, Mar 25, 2023 at 1:16 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: Churchill Crocodile markings. Trux, Mar 6, 2023
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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: Astronomy stuff - Life, the Universe & Everything dbf, Mar 25, 2023 at 6:26 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: WE question about mobile carrier section and vehicles of its details/detachment pamak, Mar 11, 2023 -
Headquarters
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Other Formations
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Latest: Lt. Col. Lockhart (Lockie) Fulton, DSO, Royal Winnipeg Rifles Chris C, Jun 6, 2022