Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: 56th heavy regiment RA 19 battery 39/45 minden1759, Jul 1, 2020 at 7:18 PM
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    Latest: East Lancashire Regiment, Belgium B_3920, Jul 1, 2020 at 4:41 PM
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  3. British Army Units - Others

    For discussions and documents relating to units which are not already listed separately under Unit History
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    12,289
    Latest: Award Military Cross Major. J.C.S.G. de Longeuil 2nd Bn Royal Ulster Rifles brithm, Jul 2, 2020 at 2:57 AM
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  4. Airborne

    For those that follow Airborne units of the period, from Glider Pilot Regiment to Fallschirmjaeger.
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    Latest: oversmock: painted sign identification Cee, Jul 1, 2020 at 2:22 PM
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  5. The Brigade of Guards

    Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards, Welsh Guards

    'Honi soit qui mal y pense', 'Nulli Secundus', 'Nemo Me Impune Lacessit', 'Quis Separabit', 'Cymru am Byth'
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    Latest: 231225 Paul Richard FREYBERG, OBE, MC, 5 Grenadier Guards brithm, Jul 2, 2020 at 2:38 AM
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  6. Commandos & Royal Marines


    18/10/42 - Hitler decrees that Commandos encountered by German forces should be killed immediately, even if in uniform or attempting to surrender.
    A forum section for the discussion of chaps who were probably rather proud they'd got up his nose so...
    Per Mare, Per Terram etc.
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    Latest: Combined Ops, Able Seaman on LCG-14 john w dobinson, Jul 1, 2020 at 9:50 AM
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    Latest: 4460740 Pte John Edward WILSON, 16th DLI Cpl Hadaway, Jun 21, 2020
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  8. North Irish Horse

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    Latest: North Irish Horse - recognise Anyone? ww2ni, Mar 6, 2020
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
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    Latest: 5th Recce Tony56, Jun 30, 2020 at 11:01 PM
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    Latest: 10th Indian HAA Regiment bamboo43, Jul 1, 2020 at 9:05 PM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    Latest: 202597 William John CUMPER, MC, MiD, Royal Engineers attached 1 SAS JimHerriot, Jul 2, 2020 at 12:17 AM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    Latest: 6th Airborne Division Signals 4jonboy, Jun 12, 2020
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
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    Latest: 3 RTR Poperinge Belgium Sept '44 - March '45 Frank Flattery, Jul 1, 2020 at 4:55 PM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    Latest: Regimental Aid Post Photos morrisc8, May 21, 2020
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    Latest: GRIFFITHS, JOHN EDWARD Mavis Williams, Jun 19, 2020
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
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    Latest: British Inf Div REME, RAOC, RASC and RAMC evolution Gary Kennedy, Jun 29, 2020 at 7:17 PM
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & The Office of Strategic Services
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    Latest: 143448 Patrick Michael LEIGH-FERMOR, DSO, OBE, SOE dbf, Jun 24, 2020
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  18. Special Forces

    SAS, LRDG, Brandenbergers, Popski's Private Army, etc. Forum for discussion of the more unconventional or specialised Units and those that served in them.
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    Latest: 58117 Anthony Douglas Northey HUNTER, MC, MiD, Royal Scots Fusiliers attached LRDG dbf, Jun 28, 2020 at 2:50 PM
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  19. Allied Units - Others

    For discussion and documents related to Allied nations not already listed separately.
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    Latest: Greek Paybook - any Greek speakers (well readers)? gmyles, Apr 13, 2020
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  20. Australian

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    Latest: AWM52 - Australian WWII War Diary Update dryan67, May 28, 2020
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  21. British Indian Army

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    Latest: Which British units were left in India before and at the time of Partition? davidbfpo, Jul 1, 2020 at 7:39 PM
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  22. Canadian

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    Latest: Juno Beach La Valette Sailormannn, Jun 8, 2020
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  23. New Zealand

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    Latest: 2nd New Zealand Division Engineers davidbfpo, Jun 17, 2020
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  24. South African

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    Latest: South Africans in Italian POW Camps micky, Mar 25, 2020
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  25. US Units

    The chaps will do their best, but in all honesty this place is better at Commonwealth stuff.
    You may wish to try our 'sister' forum WW2F.com for queries on US units - link below.
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    Latest: Has anyone ever heard of the 4334th Quartermaster Service Company? bowlfreak_not, Jun 24, 2020
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  26. Axis Units

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    Latest: German army dress code ltdan, Jun 1, 2020
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  1. dbf
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    WW2 Commonwealth Army War Diaries, Info Thread

    dbf, Sep 27, 2014 ... 2 3 4
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    dryan67
    Jun 20, 2020
  2. Mikeo
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    War Diaries (Kept at what level - battalion, coy?)

    Mikeo, Jun 15, 2020
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    Drew5233
    Jun 16, 2020
  3. Osborne2
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    War Diary Army Form C.2119. May 1941

    Osborne2, May 6, 2020
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    Osborne2
    May 6, 2020
  4. Osborne2
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    1940 Instructions on completing War Diaries - Army Form C2119A

    Osborne2, Feb 16, 2020
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    Osborne2
    Apr 4, 2020
  5. Steve Fuller
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    Rules for posting war diary pages?

    Steve Fuller, Dec 9, 2019
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    Steve Fuller
    Dec 10, 2019
  6. 51highland
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    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017
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    gmyles
    Nov 1, 2019
  7. LeeSteventon
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    Transcribing War Diaries - Best Practices?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 15, 2012
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    Charley Fortnum
    May 16, 2019
  8. von Poop
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    Where are all the War Diaries Then? Hidden on yer Hard Drive, that's where.

    von Poop, Jan 21, 2011 ... 2 3
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    Rich Payne
    Nov 14, 2018
  9. dbf
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    War diaries: annotations, corrections & things that make you go hmm

    dbf, Sep 18, 2018
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    Tom OBrien
    Sep 22, 2018
  10. Ramiles
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    It seems - perhaps - that there is a page missing from the War Diary?

    Ramiles, Feb 16, 2018
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    Richelieu
    Feb 18, 2018
  11. Wiffer
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    National Archive War Diary file prefixes

    Wiffer, Nov 24, 2017
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    Wiffer
    Dec 2, 2017
  12. pamak
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    Battle Log and War Diaries

    pamak, Oct 14, 2017
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    pamak
    Oct 16, 2017
  13. Recce-Boxmeer
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    Help with War Diary date notation

    Recce-Boxmeer, Dec 24, 2016
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    Recce-Boxmeer
    Dec 24, 2016
  14. SDP
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    Unit Nominal Rolls

    SDP, Jan 1, 2015 ... 2
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    Pete Ashby
    Mar 3, 2016
  15. Owen
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    PW, DP and VP

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006
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    PsyWar.Org
    Jan 15, 2016
  16. gmyles
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    Is this a commonly found document or a one off?

    gmyles, Nov 16, 2015
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    Charley Fortnum
    Nov 16, 2015
  17. Ben_Mayne
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    Maps to match the war diaries

    Ben_Mayne, Nov 13, 2015
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    Buteman
    Nov 14, 2015
  18. nicks
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    Diffferent time format in war diary.

    nicks, Oct 24, 2015
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    minden1759
    Oct 27, 2015
  19. Don Juan
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    War Diary Disinformation?

    Don Juan, Oct 13, 2015
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    BrianM59
    Oct 25, 2015
  20. Rob Dickers
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    War Diary instructions c1941

    Rob Dickers, Mar 6, 2014
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    Uncle Jack
    Mar 6, 2014
  21. Gerry Chester
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    War Diaries and winning the war

    Gerry Chester, Sep 17, 2013
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    Uncle Jack
    Oct 16, 2013
  22. chingoo
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    War Diary language

    chingoo, Sep 15, 2013
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    chingoo
    Sep 15, 2013
  23. hutt
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    Understanding War Diaries

    hutt, May 10, 2013
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    hutt
    Jul 3, 2013
  24. LeeSteventon
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    List of ALL TNA War Diary references?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 14, 2012
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    Drew5233
    Nov 14, 2012
  25. Skoyen89
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    Maps, plans, tracings in War Diaries

    Skoyen89, Jul 3, 2011
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    PsyWar.Org
    Sep 26, 2012
  26. alan58
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    National Archives Closed Archive 29 years

    alan58, Feb 22, 2012
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    bexley84
    Feb 22, 2012
  27. jamesmurrow
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    T.E.W.T. Abbreviation

    jamesmurrow, Jan 12, 2012
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    jamesmurrow
    Jan 13, 2012
  28. Andreas
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    Abbreviation help needed

    Andreas, Sep 1, 2011
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    Andreas
    Sep 19, 2011
  29. cmc39v
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    Who would have written unit war diaries?

    cmc39v, Apr 28, 2011
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    NPMS
    Aug 3, 2011
  30. Ron Goldstein
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    Service Records, Regimental and Personal Diaries

    Ron Goldstein, Nov 11, 2009
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    Oldman
    Dec 8, 2009
  31. 107 Bty 27 LAA Regt
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    War Diary abbreviation help

    107 Bty 27 LAA Regt, Nov 16, 2009
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    von Poop
    Nov 16, 2009
  32. andalucia
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    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    2,289
    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006
  33. Lancaster LM 570

    War diaries Agryll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada

    Lancaster LM 570, Jun 27, 2020 at 8:10 AM
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    Chris C
    Jun 27, 2020 at 10:06 AM
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