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 at 1:41 PM
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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 at 8:55 AM
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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: 95604 Major-General Peter Lawrence de Carteret MARTIN, CBE, MiD*, Cheshire Regiment davidbfpo, Apr 20, 2024 at 3:07 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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    Latest: Airborne Art Cee, Apr 20, 2024 at 12:03 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: Guards' photos please Mr Jinks, Apr 19, 2024 at 5:42 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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    2,209
    Latest: 27th Bn Royal Marines 1945 mark23, Apr 20, 2024 at 8:39 AM
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    2,376
    Latest: Durham Light Infantry Museum to Close...CONFIRMED PaulE, Mar 17, 2024
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  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
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    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
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    Latest: What does U.K.C.Y mean? Oldleg, Apr 2, 2024
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    Latest: 946404 Gunner James Donald Buchan MacGREGOR, 67 Medium Regiment, RA - seeking information Bookworm27, Apr 19, 2024 at 11:52 AM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    833
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    8,347
    Latest: Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal 10th Battalion: 17th August 1940 chiddicks, Apr 19, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    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."
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    Latest: Award Dutch Bronze Cross Trooper C.J. Horton, 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards (Netherlands) brithm, Apr 17, 2024 at 1:37 AM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    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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    Latest: Barracks identification Shazbaz, Apr 17, 2024 at 11:50 AM
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
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    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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    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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    3,867
    Latest: Are you looking for someone from No. 2 SBS ? snapper35, Apr 16, 2024 at 5:45 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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    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

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    Latest: Needle in Haystack -any help appreciated. davidbfpo, Apr 17, 2024 at 8:50 AM
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  21. British Indian Army

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    Latest: 111th Indian Infantry Brigade Location - 1 April 1943 - 7 March 1944 dryan67, Apr 19, 2024 at 7:50 PM
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  22. Canadian

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

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    Latest: 7th NZ Anti-Tank Regiment J Kubra, Apr 16, 2024 at 6:24 AM
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  24. South African

    Discussions:
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    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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    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. Ben_Mayne

    Maps to match the war diaries

    Ben_Mayne, Nov 13, 2015
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    Buteman
    Nov 14, 2015
  2. andalucia

    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006
  3. dbf

    War diaries: annotations, corrections & things that make you go hmm

    dbf, Sep 18, 2018
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    Tom OBrien
    Sep 22, 2018
  4. Gerry Chester

    War Diaries and winning the war

    Gerry Chester, Sep 17, 2013
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    Uncle Jack
    Oct 16, 2013
  5. Recce-Boxmeer

    Help with War Diary date notation

    Recce-Boxmeer, Dec 24, 2016
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    Recce-Boxmeer
    Dec 24, 2016
  6. gmyles

    Is this a commonly found document or a one off?

    gmyles, Nov 16, 2015
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    Charley Fortnum
    Nov 16, 2015
  7. AB64

    Ancestry - War Diaries

    AB64, Oct 1, 2022 ... 2
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    dryan67
    Apr 4, 2024
  8. Steve Fuller

    Rules for posting war diary pages?

    Steve Fuller, Dec 9, 2019
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    Steve Fuller
    Dec 10, 2019
  9. Osborne2

    1940 Instructions on completing War Diaries - Army Form C2119A

    Osborne2, Feb 16, 2020
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    Osborne2
    Apr 4, 2020
  10. Mikeo

    War Diaries (Kept at what level - battalion, coy?)

    Mikeo, Jun 15, 2020
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    Drew5233
    Jun 16, 2020
  11. Red W

    Unit War Diaries - Rolls of Officers / Field Returns

    Red W, Jun 13, 2020
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    Red W
    Jul 13, 2020
  12. Osborne2

    War Diary Army Form C.2119. May 1941

    Osborne2, May 6, 2020
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    Osborne2
    May 6, 2020
  13. Chris C

    War diaries: variable detail - veriable accuracy!?

    Chris C, Aug 7, 2021
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    Chris C
    Aug 8, 2021
  14. Jill Tate

    Reading War diaries General

    Jill Tate, Jan 30, 2022
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    3,026
    Ramiles
    Jul 5, 2023
  15. wmartin

    War Diaries available online

    wmartin, Feb 25, 2022
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    wmartin
    Feb 25, 2022
  16. papiermache

    The Army of Clerks and Army forms

    papiermache, Oct 29, 2020 ... 2
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    Uncle Target
    Feb 8, 2024
  17. Chris C

    FDL meaning?

    Chris C, Aug 8, 2022
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    Tony56
    Dec 13, 2022
  18. Tom Cavadino

    Dors. in War Diaries

    Tom Cavadino, Mar 3, 2024 ... 2
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    Tom Cavadino
    Mar 8, 2024
  19. dbf

    Note on War Office Files: Clerical instructions

    dbf, Apr 11, 2023
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    884
    papiermache
    Apr 11, 2023
  20. graeme

    Official History

    graeme, Apr 12, 2023
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    graeme
    Apr 12, 2023
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