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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: Another new boy. IanTurnbull, Jan 27, 2021 at 9:53 PM
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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: Rifle Brigade at Calais Quarterfinal, Jan 27, 2021 at 5:59 PM -
Theatres of War
WW2 by theatre of operation and geographical area.
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Latest: Albert medal Staffsyeoman, Jan 27, 2021 at 3:32 PM
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Latest: Photographs of POW's needed DaveB, Jan 28, 2021 at 12:16 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: Operation Varsity Places nowadays alberk, Jan 25, 2021 at 1:04 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: Allan-Williams Turret,on the boundary of the old Radlett Airfield,Hertfordshire CL1, Jan 27, 2021 at 8:39 PM -
Latest: Solidarity fee and stew-Sunday von Poop, Jan 25, 2021 at 6:29 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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Latest: Holocaust Memorial Day Grasmere, Jan 28, 2021 at 12:42 AM -
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: 16th December 1944 Battle of the Bulge begins CL1, Jan 27, 2021 at 9:26 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: Favourite Allied tank of the War (and semantic digressions) MarkN, Jan 27, 2021 at 7:08 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: Swiper's 53rd Welsh Division Collection CL1, Jan 26, 2021 at 9:36 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: ww2 British Vehicle Markings morrisc8, Jan 21, 2021
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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: Lt Col JB Clapham Uncle Target, Jan 27, 2021 at 9:41 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: Homosexuality within Armed Forces, WW2 Dave55, Jan 28, 2021 at 12:47 AM -
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, Jan 26, 2021 at 1:04 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, Jan 25, 2021 at 5:32 PM -
Prisoners of War
POWs, individuals, camps, capture, escape & all matters therein.
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Latest: Union Jack at Stalag 383 Quarterfinal, Jan 21, 2021 -
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: Semantics - 'WW2', or 'WWII' ? Ramiles, Jan 27, 2021 at 1:59 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 Tricky Dicky, Jan 23, 2021 at 11:48 AM -
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: Merchant ship numbers Roy Martin, Jan 9, 2021
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Prewar
Military or political history of the period before World war 2
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Latest: World War One: The tank's secret Lincoln origins idler, Jan 20, 2021
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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: What are you reading at the moment? A-58, Jan 27, 2021 at 8:08 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: lock down arnhem road bridge project allanh53, Jan 27, 2021 at 9:14 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: It’s with much sadness Tom OBrien, Jan 28, 2021 at 12:52 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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Latest: 21st Army Group RASC Motor Transport Companies Neil Thornton, Jan 27, 2021 at 9:26 PM -
Headquarters
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Other Formations
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Latest: Brigadier-General William Denis Whitaker, CM, DSO and Bar canuck, Oct 18, 2020