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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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User Introductions
Introduce yourself! If you want to.
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Latest: 52nd Field Regt/ R 437 Battery stephen morley, Mar 21, 2025
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Unit History
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Latest: 4th Heavy A.A Regiment R.A dbf, Apr 2, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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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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1940
The Campaign in Belgium, France and Holland' - 1940 and all that - Same war, but almost a different era.
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Latest: BEF rearguard action at De Moeren/Bulskamp (May 29th till May 31st 1940) Christian Luyckx, Apr 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM -
Theatres of War
WW2 by theatre of operation and geographical area.
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Latest: Merchant Convoy Reports during Operation Neptune June 1944 JohnH, Mar 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Latest: SAAF Hurricane Mk ? Tropical In Western Desert 1941. bydand31, Mar 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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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: Request for identification of a Nazi officer papiermache, Mar 27, 2025 at 5:29 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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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: VE Day 2025 bexley84, Apr 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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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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WW2 Militaria
Forum for discussing aspects of collecting WW2 militaria & sharing your own collections with the world at large.
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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: Lord Strathcona's Horse KevinT, Mar 18, 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: 5619232 Edward Percy PARRIS, B Coy, 10th Btn Parachute Regiment JohnG505, Apr 1, 2025 at 1:19 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: 130040 Lt Adrian Harry Austin GARDINER, Cameronians: Court martial details sought davidbfpo, Apr 1, 2025 at 5:38 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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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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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: Cornelius Ryan Collection of World War II Papers cjd_101, Mar 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM -
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: Frank William Benjamin Garwood RN Combined Operations 1943-1946 IanWilson25, Mar 18, 2025
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Prewar
Military or political history of the period before World war 2
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Latest: World War 1 Victoria Cross Paving Stones, location observation. CL1, Mar 25, 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: ABDA-CBI-SEAC. Book thread. cjd_101, Mar 31, 2025 at 12:49 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: Best WW2 rules using actual models? Tony Aguilar, Apr 1, 2025 at 3:06 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: Spring has Sprung CL1, Apr 1, 2025 at 10:20 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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Arms
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Other Formations
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Latest: Unknown Canadian Unit Michel Sabarly, Oct 14, 2023