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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: WW2 Forums status? von Poop, Oct 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM -
User Introductions
Introduce yourself! If you want to.
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Latest: Help with research OpanaPointer, Oct 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Unit History
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Latest: A History of the Queen's Bays (The 2nd Dragoon Guards) 1929-1945 Beddington, Major General W.R. davidbfpo, Oct 9, 2025 at 10:53 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: What have you learned about WW2 recently? redtop, Oct 9, 2025 at 8:31 AM -
1940
The Campaign in Belgium, France and Holland' - 1940 and all that - Same war, but almost a different era.
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Latest: British Field Graves of the men who were Buried close to where they fell in 1940 ww2ni, Oct 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM -
Theatres of War
WW2 by theatre of operation and geographical area.
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Latest: HMS Exeter (Prisoners of War) hZain, Oct 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Latest: RAF Mildenhall Station Records Book JDCAVE, Oct 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Top Secret
Intelligence, Bletchley, Interception, Cryptology, MI6/Secret Intelligence Service, etc
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Latest: Josephine Baker - French Agent davidbfpo, Oct 3, 2025 -
WW2 Battlefields Today
If you're planning a battlefield tour, or have one to report on, start here.
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Latest: Tienen/Tirlement Site of 35 FDS December 1944 Rich Payne, Oct 8, 2025 at 7:21 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: Police Roll of Honour CL1, Oct 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM -
Latest: Hitler's Festung Orders Spitfires of the Sea, Oct 2, 2025
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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: Postwar Concentration Camp Smell? JimHerriot, Aug 28, 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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Veteran Accounts
Specific accounts from veterans around the world.
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Latest: On this day during WW2 stolpi, Sep 18, 2025
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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: RN LCM3 which manufacturers ? DannyM, Oct 9, 2025 at 10:59 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: Gloucestershire Regiment 1944 Normandy paddle14, Oct 7, 2025 at 6:22 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)
Please title each post clearly with the details known or requested: name, census number, callsign and of course unit or formation if known. The aim is to generate discussion and then allow the results to be collated and then shared by updating the spreadsheets available online (as read-only).- Discussions:
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Latest: What vehicle is V7100(or G?)00 Rich Payne, Sep 9, 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: Patrick Francis Wright British soldier and foreign legion JimHerriot, Oct 9, 2025 at 9:25 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: Apply to MoD for Medical Records of Deceased Service Personnel KLF, Oct 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM -
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 Gallant Manxmen Memorial - Isle of Man. Little Friend, Oct 9, 2025 at 2:21 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: Seaman Alfred Wilson HMS Maxim Hugh MacLean, Oct 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM -
Prisoners of War
POWs, individuals, camps, capture, escape & all matters therein.
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Latest: Campo P.G.53 Italy CraigBar, Oct 9, 2025 at 10:04 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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Latest: Question about WWII history books, eng Metro Tango, Sep 9, 2025 -
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: Needed: History of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders - 1st Battalion (1939–1954) Charley Fortnum, Oct 9, 2025 at 9:58 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: British War Establishments - Volume Brit for British India Troops Jimbo09, Sep 13, 2025
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Prewar
Military or political history of the period before World war 2
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Latest: CWGC - WW1 Additional Awards and Decorations Marks, Sep 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: OPERATION C3 Hitler’s Plan to Invade Malta 1942 Andreas, Oct 9, 2025 at 9:12 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: Lytham 1940’s Festival Wartime Weekend The Cooler King, Oct 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM -
Latest: Get yer kits out. A_Proper_Cuppa, Oct 6, 2025 at 12:25 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: Final Vulcan bomber flight: Crowds urged to stay away from XH558's farewell CL1, Oct 9, 2025 at 10:53 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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Services
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Latest: 514 T T coy RASC/17 Field Dressing stn RAMC War Diaries DannyM, Sep 20, 2025 -
Other Formations
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Latest: Unknown Canadian Unit Michel Sabarly, Oct 14, 2023
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