WW2Talk

  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: The PTSD Thread CL1, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:15 AM
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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: 155 Battery 172 Royal Field Artillery Dids, Nov 14, 2018 at 5:57 PM
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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: Do you regcognize their units / ranks? Owen, Nov 14, 2018 at 9:32 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: Question: accounts of people deserting *to* the guns, and how treated on return? StrangerHereMyself, Nov 14, 2018 at 9:58 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: BEF GHQ, HQ LOC, Corps and Divisional HQ Daily Locations David Claridge, Nov 14, 2018 at 11:27 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: Researching Gross Germersleben and the castle there etc. Ramiles, Nov 14, 2018 at 8:34 PM
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    4. The War at Sea

      Naval warfare in the period.
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      Latest: SS TABER PARK - sunk 13/03/1945 - Info Please Tricky Dicky, Nov 14, 2018 at 9:07 AM
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    5. The War In The Air

      Aerial warfare in the period.
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      Latest: Mighty Atom Lancaster 35 Missions Sarahk, Nov 14, 2018 at 8:45 PM
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    6. Top Secret

      Intelligence, Bletchley, Interception, Cryptology etc.
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      Latest: Joan Margaret Cole-Hamilton, MBE, Foreign Office: B-24 Liberator C.IX JT982, 4/7/45 Debbie Smith, Nov 12, 2018 at 11:36 AM
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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: Battlefield Tour to the Garigliano & Anzio - 13-16 Jun 19 minden1759, Nov 5, 2018
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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: POW Camps today Skoyen89, Nov 12, 2018 at 8:21 PM
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    9. The Third Reich

      Rise of the Nazis, Politics, Personalities etc.
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      Latest: Is it true that Muslims served in the Waffen SS Army steelers708, Oct 8, 2018
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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: Coming Friday 80 years ago - Kristallnacht HA96, Nov 8, 2018 at 1:46 PM
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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: Apology for Girlfriends of German Soldiers? Steve Mac, Nov 3, 2018
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    12. Veteran Accounts.

      Specific accounts from veterans around the world.
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      Latest: Sunnybrook canuck, Nov 11, 2018 at 12:21 AM
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    13. All Anniversaries

      All anniversaries relating to WW2
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      Latest: D Day Anniversary Ramiles, Nov 14, 2018 at 5:36 PM
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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: Beach Group Equipment. What are they? Trux, Nov 14, 2018 at 11:37 AM
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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: Strange collar badge Richard Lewis, Nov 14, 2018 at 5:19 PM
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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: Records held by the various Vehicle Parks. SDP, Oct 27, 2018
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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: Fl/Sgt Victor Hugh BINCH Jeans1975, Nov 14, 2018 at 10:12 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: Kings Regulations 1940 Blutto, Nov 11, 2018 at 12:37 AM
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    3. Geoff's Search Engine.

      The search engine for WW2 Commonwealth casualties commemorated by CWGC. Visit it at Geoff's Search Engine.
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      Latest: Geoff's Search Engine closed Tricky Dicky, Oct 2, 2018
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    4. 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: War Graves Photos of RAAF Headstones Required in France Peres, Nov 14, 2018 at 8:37 PM
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    5. 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: New CWGC Commemoration 7th November 2018 chrisharley9, Nov 8, 2018 at 5:46 PM
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    6. Prisoners of War

      POWs, individuals, camps, capture, escape & all matters therein.
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      Latest: Cameron Highlander, Tobruk. POW PG10/PG68/PG55 1942/3 vitellino, Nov 14, 2018 at 8:26 PM
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    7. 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: Vichy France von Poop, Nov 11, 2018 at 12:07 AM
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    8. 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: Allied Close Air Support 1943 - 1945 PhD Thesis CL1, Nov 10, 2018 at 12:10 PM
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    9. 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: ATK O'Brien SAS Liberation Report Matt5100, Oct 12, 2018
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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: WW1 Lucky Escape KevinBattle, Nov 14, 2018 at 8:12 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: US WW2 era uniform returning? von Poop, Nov 12, 2018 at 2:00 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: Netflix - Age of Tanks Ramiles, Nov 14, 2018 at 5:19 PM
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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: Battle of Loos Football bexley84, Nov 6, 2018
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    3. Modelling

      Modelling, any material, any scale.
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      Latest: 1/76 Mack NM6/3.7" HAA Gun and CFPU Jeep Neilie, Oct 20, 2018
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    4. Gaming

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      1. Video Games

      2. Tabletop Games

      Latest: Panzer Corps can currently be had for a dollar: von Poop, May 8, 2018
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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: The Cat thread Marco, Nov 14, 2018 at 12:26 AM
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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: AOS for Signals units jamesguld, Sep 11, 2018
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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: Survey Regiment von Poop, Nov 28, 2011
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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 Theobob, Jan 6, 2014
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    7. Equipment

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      1. Vehicles

      2. Armoured

      3. Wireless

      4. Bridges

      Latest: Porpoise Ammunition Sledges Orwell1984, May 20, 2018
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