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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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Unit History
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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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1940
The Campaign in Belgium, France and Holland' - 1940 and all that - Same war, but almost a different era.
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Latest: Cecil Albert Playford 19th Field Regt RA, KIA 28/05/1940 davidbfpo, Dec 1, 2021 at 7:47 PM -
Theatres of War
WW2 by theatre of operation and geographical area.
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Latest: Identify this ship LC4 Dunkirk SDP, Dec 3, 2021 at 8:22 PM
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Latest: Pilot Lancaster shot down 5-8 October 1944, Netherlands alieneyes, Dec 4, 2021 at 12:17 AM
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Top Secret
Intelligence, Bletchley, Interception, Cryptology, MI6/Secret Intelligence Service, etc
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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: Conquered Europe or Wehrmacht - foreign tourists. photos to ID raut, Dec 3, 2021 at 12:28 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: Manchester, its newspapers and the Luftwaffe’s Christmas Blitz of 1940 CL1, Dec 4, 2021 at 12:02 AM -
Latest: Information on SS Unit CL1, Dec 3, 2021 at 9:37 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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Veteran Accounts
Specific accounts from veterans around the world.
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Latest: Liberation Of S-hertogenbosch Ernst-Jan1966, Dec 3, 2021 at 2:42 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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Latest: Non-standard, substitute standard, and captured weapons in British and Commonwealth service TTH, Dec 3, 2021 at 1:12 AM -
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)
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Latest: M6, Allis-Chalmers High Speed Tractor KevinT, Nov 28, 2021 at 8:21 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: Anybody on the forum colourise greyscale photos please?? (RAF photos x 2) Mark Potts, Dec 3, 2021 at 3:47 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: Service Records application - MOD response timescale RAFCommands, Dec 2, 2021 at 3:31 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: WW2 Asian Region - SOE and Special Units - A Tribute (seven) bucklt, Dec 4, 2021 at 4:19 AM -
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: Naval Personnel Buried On Shore, But Listed On Naval Memorials CL1, Dec 1, 2021 at 10:23 PM -
Prisoners of War
POWs, individuals, camps, capture, escape & all matters therein.
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Latest: 11th Sikh Regiment of the Indian Army cehwillis, Dec 3, 2021 at 11:10 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: RN Ships' logs popeye1975, Nov 30, 2021 at 10:52 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: Canadian Photo Albums PDF Temujin, Nov 26, 2021
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Prewar
Military or political history of the period before World war 2
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Latest: Lt-Col. Charles Oliver Swanston family ties Tricky Dicky, Dec 1, 2021 at 9:09 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: WW2 battlefield virtual tours PTO_1945, Dec 4, 2021 at 5:20 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: Today: Mission France - The true History of the women of SOE davidbfpo, Dec 2, 2021 at 11:58 AM -
Latest: 1/76 Matchbox M19 with Milicast Sherman M4 Dave55, Dec 4, 2021 at 1:14 AM
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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: The Last Song You Listened to Thread dbf, Dec 3, 2021 at 11:05 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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Headquarters
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Other Formations
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Latest: Brigadier-General William Denis Whitaker, CM, DSO and Bar Ramiles, Oct 16, 2021
