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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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Latest: Avatars - What is the significance of yours? Tom Cavadino, May 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM -
User Introductions
Introduce yourself! If you want to.
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Latest: joining as FinL was in Singapore fiftyyears, May 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Unit History
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Latest: War Diaries 1 Bn. Leicestershire Regiment davidbfpo, May 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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General
Forum for general World War 2 talk. Anything about WW2 that doesn't fit in any other category
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Latest: Russia and western ally equipment. chipm, May 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM -
1940
The Campaign in Belgium, France and Holland' - 1940 and all that - Same war, but almost a different era.
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Latest: From Hollywood to Dunkirk - Marquis Henry de la Falaise Christian Luyckx, May 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM -
Theatres of War
WW2 by theatre of operation and geographical area.
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Latest: Supply drop for "Varsity" 1945 Janey McQuality, May 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM -
Latest: Her Majesty’s Ships and their Forbears by Cecil King, signed and dated from HMS Golden Eagle, 1941 Rich Fowler, May 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Latest: 172764 Flying Officer Howard Edward Morris DFC 83 Squadron Ceri Stennett, May 21, 2025 at 9:16 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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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: The Heroes of St Paul's - How the Cathedral survived the Second World War Fran Jarvis, May 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM -
Latest: ‘TRIUMPH OF THE WILL’ Analysis Michael Bully, May 21, 2025 at 2:07 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: How the first report from Belsen concentration camp shocked the world Wapen, Apr 29, 2025 -
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: Assistance with Auxiliary Territorial Service Member Records ClémentH, May 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM -
Veteran Accounts
Specific accounts from veterans around the world.
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Latest: Dunkirk 85th Anniversary Rootes75, May 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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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: Which class Bailey bridge is this? alberk, May 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM -
WW2 Militaria
Forum for discussing aspects of collecting WW2 militaria & sharing your own collections with the world at large.
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Latest: Meaning of letters on duffle bag Katie-lee mitchell, May 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM -
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: 2nd Armoured Battalion Irish Guards HQ Squadron kgraham, May 10, 2025
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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: 204 British Military Mission Ki-Yang Burma July 1942 davidbfpo, May 22, 2025 at 10:25 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: What kind of service? Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Snoopy1971, May 22, 2025 at 8:34 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: The Great Escape:Bertram Arthur "Jimmy" James,Military Cross Chris C, May 22, 2025 at 5:09 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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Prisoners of War
POWs, individuals, camps, capture, escape & all matters therein.
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Latest: Searching for info on New Zealanders at PG66, PG52 and PG47 GeoffMNZ, May 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM -
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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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: The National Archives, Kew: Website problems Reid, May 17, 2025 at 2:20 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: Topographic & Town/City Maps Richard Lewis, May 15, 2025
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Prewar
Military or political history of the period before World war 2
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Postwar
Cold war, military & political history of the period after World War 2.
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Latest: Fall of Saigon, April 30th 1975 Charley Fortnum, Apr 30, 2025
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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: New Spielberg WWII movie coming (Masters Of The Air - series.) Wobbler, May 20, 2025 at 8:45 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: Exhibitions - King's Lynn and Heacham, Norfolk idler, May 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM -
Latest: US medium tank M4 Sherman Interbellum, May 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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The Lounge Bar
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: Landscapes 4jonboy, May 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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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: Help with 21 Army Group Main Car Company Aixman, Sep 3, 2024 -
Arms
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Other Formations
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Latest: Unknown Canadian Unit Michel Sabarly, Oct 14, 2023