Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: Who were 8th army Tps company, Royal Signals and where do they fit in ? mac657, Apr 16, 2024
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    Latest: 71st Brigade War Diary Historic Steve, Apr 16, 2024
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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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    Latest: Kings liverpool regiment, east africa Riley hobson, Apr 23, 2024 at 11:15 PM
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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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    1,082
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    14,204
    Latest: Glider Landing Zones Operation Overlord Calis, Apr 23, 2024 at 7:08 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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    23,058
    Latest: War Diary: 5th Battalion COLDSTREAM GUARDS, Jan - Oct 1945 Wapen, Apr 23, 2024 at 11:14 PM
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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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    270
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    2,210
    Latest: 27th Bn Royal Marines 1945 Ronny, Apr 23, 2024 at 9:36 PM
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    181
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    2,377
    Latest: 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (Normandy, June 1944) Mike88, Apr 22, 2024 at 12:05 AM
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  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
    106
    Messages:
    463
    Latest: 7953223 Trooper Charles WILLS, North Irish Horse: POW dbf, Sep 22, 2023
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
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    491
    Messages:
    7,414
    Latest: What does U.K.C.Y mean? Oldleg, Apr 2, 2024
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    2,052
    Messages:
    26,615
    Latest: 946404 Gunner James Donald Buchan MacGREGOR, 67 Medium Regiment, RA - seeking information Bookworm27, Apr 23, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    8,381
    Latest: 264 Field Company Royal Engineers spindrift, Apr 23, 2024 at 10:16 AM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    6,115
    Latest: The Royal Corps of Signals JimHerriot, Apr 13, 2024
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
    Discussions:
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    10,470
    Latest: 88717 Lieutenant Herbert Maxwell GRAHAM, 1 Lothians & Border Yeomanry: POW dbf, Apr 20, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    229
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    1,362
    Latest: 127676 Captain William Oswald JAMES, MBE, Royal Army Medical Corps: POW dbf, Apr 12, 2024
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    413
    Messages:
    3,118
    Latest: RASC Service History David Davidson, Apr 22, 2024 at 6:14 PM
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
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    294
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    2,318
    Latest: Reme books? Chris WIlletts, Mar 25, 2024
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & Office of Strategic Services
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    267
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    2,254
    Latest: DZ 'Dick 8' Smudger195, Apr 8, 2024
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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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    3,873
    Latest: Special Services Turkey davidbfpo, Apr 23, 2024 at 9:45 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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    1,065
    Latest: A winter in the Abruzzo Mountains - French Expeditionary Corps - Italy (21 Nov 1943 - 3 Feb 1944) OhAlison, Apr 12, 2024
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  20. Australian

    Discussions:
    508
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    3,011
    Latest: VX6599 Lieutenant John Henderson STRONG, AIF: POW dbf, Apr 21, 2024 at 10:15 AM
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  21. British Indian Army

    Discussions:
    676
    Messages:
    3,707
    Latest: 111th Indian Infantry Brigade Location - 1 April 1943 - 7 March 1944 dryan67, Apr 20, 2024 at 10:11 PM
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  22. Canadian

    Discussions:
    806
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    6,853
    Latest: Canadian Field Hospitals in Italy PackRat, Apr 11, 2024
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  23. New Zealand

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    728
    Latest: 7th NZ Anti-Tank Regiment J Kubra, Apr 16, 2024
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  24. South African

    Discussions:
    138
    Messages:
    1,067
    Latest: South African War Establishments Gary Tankard, Apr 4, 2024
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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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    3,017
    Latest: WWII NADA Ordnance Regiments Joe Decko, Apr 17, 2024 at 6:36 PM
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  26. Axis Units

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    Latest: FALLSCHMIRJAGER RANKS Gary Kennedy, Apr 4, 2024
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  1. andalucia

    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006
  2. Owen

    Help with War Diary Abbreviations

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006 ... 2 3
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    AB64
    Dec 11, 2020
  3. Ron Goldstein

    Service Records, Regimental and Personal Diaries

    Ron Goldstein, Nov 11, 2009
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    Oldman
    Dec 8, 2009
  4. Drew5233

    How Do You Store Your War Diary Files?

    Drew5233, Jul 1, 2010 ... 2 3
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    Drew5233
    Aug 23, 2010
  5. von Poop

    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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    23,353
    Rich Payne
    Nov 14, 2018
  6. cmc39v

    Who would have written unit war diaries?

    cmc39v, Apr 28, 2011
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    NPMS
    Aug 3, 2011
  7. Skoyen89

    Maps, plans, tracings in War Diaries

    Skoyen89, Jul 3, 2011
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    PsyWar.Org
    Sep 26, 2012
  8. alan58

    National Archives Closed Archive 29 years

    alan58, Feb 22, 2012
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    bexley84
    Feb 22, 2012
  9. LeeSteventon

    List of ALL TNA War Diary references?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 14, 2012
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    Drew5233
    Nov 14, 2012
  10. LeeSteventon

    Transcribing War Diaries - Best Practices?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 15, 2012
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    Charley Fortnum
    May 16, 2019
  11. hutt

    Understanding War Diaries

    hutt, May 10, 2013
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    6,009
    hutt
    Jul 3, 2013
  12. Gerry Chester

    War Diaries and winning the war

    Gerry Chester, Sep 17, 2013
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    Uncle Jack
    Oct 16, 2013
  13. Rob Dickers

    War Diary instructions c1941

    Rob Dickers, Mar 6, 2014
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    5,888
    Uncle Jack
    Mar 6, 2014
  14. dbf

    WW2 Commonwealth Army War Diaries, Info Thread

    dbf, Sep 27, 2014 ... 2 3 4
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    33,165
    dryan67
    Jun 20, 2020
  15. SDP

    Unit Nominal Rolls

    SDP, Jan 1, 2015 ... 2
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    11,810
    Pete Ashby
    Mar 3, 2016
  16. Don Juan

    War Diary Disinformation?

    Don Juan, Oct 13, 2015
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    5,958
    BrianM59
    Oct 25, 2015
  17. nicks

    Diffferent time format in war diary.

    nicks, Oct 24, 2015
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    6,473
    minden1759
    Oct 27, 2015
  18. Ben_Mayne

    Maps to match the war diaries

    Ben_Mayne, Nov 13, 2015
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    5,740
    Buteman
    Nov 14, 2015
  19. gmyles

    Is this a commonly found document or a one off?

    gmyles, Nov 16, 2015
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    5,709
    Charley Fortnum
    Nov 16, 2015
  20. Recce-Boxmeer

    Help with War Diary date notation

    Recce-Boxmeer, Dec 24, 2016
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    5,713
    Recce-Boxmeer
    Dec 24, 2016
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